launa

See also: laună, ļaunā, and ļauna

Gothic

Romanization

launa

  1. romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -øyːna

Etymology 1

From Old Norse launa (to reward), compare Swedish lön (a reward, salary), belöna (to reward).

Verb

launa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative launaði, supine launað)

  1. to recompense, to reward [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘for something’]
    Synonyms: borga bætur, umbuna, endurgjalda
  2. to pay wages, to remunerate [with dative ‘someone’]
    Synonym: greiða kaup
    Þetta er illa greitt starf.
    This is a badly paid job.
Conjugation
launa – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur launa
supine sagnbót launað
present participle
launandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég launa launaði launi launaði
þú launar launaðir launir launaðir
hann, hún, það launar launaði launi launaði
plural við launum launuðum launum launuðum
þið launið launuðuð launið launuðuð
þeir, þær, þau launa launuðu launi launuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú launa (þú), launaðu
plural þið launið (þið), launiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
launast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að launast
supine sagnbót launast
present participle
launandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég launast launaðist launist launaðist
þú launast launaðist launist launaðist
hann, hún, það launast launaðist launist launaðist
plural við launumst launuðumst launumst launuðumst
þið launist launuðust launist launuðust
þeir, þær, þau launast launuðust launist launuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú launast (þú), launastu
plural þið launist (þið), launisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
launaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
launaður launuð launað launaðir launaðar launuð
accusative
(þolfall)
launaðan launaða launað launaða launaðar launuð
dative
(þágufall)
launuðum launaðri launuðu launuðum launuðum launuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
launaðs launaðrar launaðs launaðra launaðra launaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
launaði launaða launaða launuðu launuðu launuðu
accusative
(þolfall)
launaða launuðu launaða launuðu launuðu launuðu
dative
(þágufall)
launaða launuðu launaða launuðu launuðu launuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
launaða launuðu launaða launuðu launuðu launuðu
Derived terms
  • eiga fótum fjör að launa (from the Old Norse eiga fótum fjǫr at launa)
  • illa launar akur ofsæði
  • launa illt með góðu
  • launa lambið gráa
  • launa ljóshöldin

Etymology 2

Noun

launa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of laun

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lāna.

Noun

launa f

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter) wool