ladha

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish latha, Proto-Brythonic *llėiðɨd, Proto-Celtic *sladyeti. Cognate with Breton lazhañ and Welsh lladd.

Verb

ladha

  1. to kill, slaughter

Conjugation

Conjugation of ladha
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future ladhav ledhydh ladh ledhyn ledhowgh ladhons ledhir
preterite ledhis ledhsys ladhas ledhsyn ledhsowgh ladhsons ladhas
imperfect ladhen ladhes ladha ladhen ladhewgh ladhens ledhys
pluperfect ladhsen ladhses ladhsa ladhsen ladhsewgh ladhsens ledhsys
subjunctive present/future lytthiv lytthi lattho lytthyn lytthowgh latthons latther
imperfect latthen latthes lattha latthen latthewgh latthens lytthys
imperative - ladh ladhes ledhyn ladhewgh ladhens -
non-finite forms present participle ow ladha verbal adjective ledhys

Derived terms

  • chi ladha (butchery, slaughterhouse, abattoir)
  • ladher, ladhores (killer, murderer)
  • ladhva (killing, slaughter, noun)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَذَّة (laḏḏa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

ladha class IX (plural ladha class X)

  1. taste

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 270 Nr. 2533