lautan

See also: laŭtan

Basque

Adjective

lautan

  1. inessive inanimate indefinite of lau

Noun

lautan

  1. inessive indefinite of lau

Numeral

lautan

  1. inessive indefinite of lau

Finnish

Noun

lautan

  1. genitive singular of lautta

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed laut (sea) +‎ -an, from Malay lautan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /laˈutan/ [laˈu.t̪an]
  • Rhymes: -utan
  • Syllabification: la‧u‧tan

Noun

lautan (plural lautan-lautan)

  1. ocean (one of the five large bodies of water)
    Synonym: samudra

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From laut +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /laotan/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /laʊtan/
  • Rhymes: -otan, -tan, -an
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)

Noun

lautan (Jawi spelling لاءوتن, plural lautan-lautan)

  1. ocean (one of the five large bodies of water)
    Synonyms: jeladeri, samudera, segara

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

From laut +‎ -an.

Noun

lautan (Sundanese script ᮜᮅᮒᮔ᮪)

  1. ocean; the high seas
  2. (by extension) nature (innate characteristics of a person)
    Kudu nyaho lautanana, kudu nyaho tatambanganana
    One must know one's nature and character
    (literally, “One must know one's seas and one's tether”)

Derived terms

  • ngalautan

Further reading

Volapük

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [la.u.ˈtan]

Noun

lautan (nominative plural lautans)

  1. author, writer

Declension

Declension of lautan
singular plural
nominative lautan lautans
genitive lautana lautanas
dative lautane lautanes
accusative lautani lautanis
vocative 1 o lautan! o lautans!
predicative 2 lautanu lautanus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only