lavar

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish lauar, from Old Cornish lauar, from Proto-Brythonic *llaβar (“talkative”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlabros (“talkative”). Cognate with Welsh llafar (“vocal”).

Noun

lavar m (plural lavarow)

  1. idiom, utterance
  2. (grammar) expression, sentence

Derived terms

  • lavar koth (“proverb, saying”)
  • lavaren (“phrase”)
  • leverel (“say, tell, pronounce”, verb)

Verb

lavar

  1. second-person singular imperative of leverel

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lavāre.

Verb

lavar (ORB, broad)

  1. to wash

References

  • laver in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • lavar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”). Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish lavar.

Verb

lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavei, past participle lavado)

  1. to wash

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lavar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal lavar
Personal lavar lavares lavar lavarmos lavardes lavaren
Gerund
lavando
Past participle
Masculine lavado lavados
Feminine lavada lavadas
Indicative
Present lavo lavas lava lavamos lavades lavan
Imperfect lavaba lavabas lavaba lavabamos lavabades lavaban
Preterite lavei lavaches lavou lavamos lavastes lavaron
Pluperfect lavara lavaras lavara lavaramos lavarades lavaran
Future lavarei lavarás lavará lavaremos lavaredes lavarán
Conditional lavaría lavarías lavaría lavariamos lavariades lavarían
Subjunctive
Present lave laves lave lavemos lavedes laven
Imperfect lavase lavases lavase lavásemos lavásedes lavasen
Future lavar lavares lavar lavarmos lavardes lavaren
Imperative
Affirmative lava lave lavemos lavade laven
Negative (non) non laves non lave non lavemos non lavedes non laven
    Reintegrated conjugation of lavar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal lavar
Personal lavar lavares lavar lavarmos lavardes lavarem
Gerund
lavando
Past participle
Masculine lavado lavados
Feminine lavada lavadas
Indicative
Present lavo lavas lava lavamos lavades, lavais lavam
Imperfect lavava lavavas lavava lavávamos lavávades, laváveis, lavávais1 lavavam
Preterite lavei lavaste, lavache1 lavou lavamos lavastes lavárom, lavaram
Pluperfect lavara lavaras lavara laváramos lavárades, laváreis, lavárais1 lavaram
Future lavarei lavarás lavará lavaremos lavaredes, lavareis lavarám, lavarão
Conditional lavaria lavarias lavaria lavaríamos lavaríades, lavaríeis, lavaríais1 lavariam
Subjunctive
Present lave laves lave lavemos lavedes, laveis lavem
Imperfect lavasse lavasses lavasse lavássemos lavássedes, lavásseis lavassem
Future lavar lavares lavar lavarmos lavardes lavarem
Imperative
Affirmative lava lave lavemos lavade, lavai lavem
Negative (nom) nom laves nom lave nom lavemos nom lavedes, nom laveis nom lavem

1Less recommended.

Derived terms

Further reading

Ido

Verb

lavar (present tense lavas, past tense lavis, future tense lavos, imperative lavez, conditional lavus)

  1. (transitive) to wash

Conjugation

Conjugation of lavar
present past future
infinitive lavar lavir lavor
tense lavas lavis lavos
conditional lavus — —
imperative lavez — —
adjective active participle lavanta lavinta lavonta
adverbial active participle lavante lavinte lavonte
nominal
active participle 		singular lavanto lavinto lavonto
plural lavanti lavinti lavonti
adjective passive participle lavata lavita lavota
adverbial passive participle lavate lavite lavote
nominal
passive participle 		singular lavato lavito lavoto
plural lavati laviti lavoti

Derived terms

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin lavāre.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

lavar

  1. to wash

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive lavar aver lavat
gerund lavant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle lavat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present lavi lavas lava lavam lavatz lavan
imperfect lavavi lavavas lavava lavàvem lavàvetz lavavan
preterite lavèri lavères lavèt lavèrem lavèretz lavèron
future lavarai lavaràs lavarà lavarem lavaretz lavaràn
conditional lavariái lavariás lavariá lavariam lavariatz lavarián
conditional 2nd form1 lavèra lavèras lavèra laveram laveratz lavèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present lave laves lave lavem lavetz laven
imperfect lavèssi lavèsses lavèsse lavèssem lavèssetz lavèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
lava lavem lavatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive lavar aver lavat
gerund lavant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle lavat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present lave laves lava lavam lavatz lavon
imperfect lavave lavaves lavava lavaviam lavaviatz lavavon
preterite lavere laveres lavet lavem lavetz laveron
future lavarai lavaràs lavará lavarem lavaretz lavarán
conditional lavariá lavariás lavariá lavariam lavariatz lavarián
conditional 2nd form1 lavèra lavèras lavèra laveram laveratz lavèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present lave laves lave lavassiam lavassiatz lavon
imperfect lavesse lavesses lavesse lavessiam lavessiatz lavesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
lava lavassiam lavatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive lavar aver lavat
gerund lavant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle lavat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present lavi lavas lava lavam lavatz lavan
imperfect lavavi lavavas lavava lavàvam lavàvatz lavavan
preterite lavèi lavès lavè lavèm lavètz lavèn
future lavarèi lavaràs lavarà lavaram lavaratz lavaràn
conditional lavarí lavarés lavaré lavarem lavaretz lavarén
conditional 2nd form1 lavèra lavèras lavèra laveram laveratz lavèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present lavi laves lave lavem lavetz laven
imperfect lavèssi lavèsses lavèsse lavèssem lavèssetz lavèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
lava lavem lavatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive lavar aver lavat
gerund lavant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle lavat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present lave lavas lava lavam lavatz lavan
imperfect lavava lavavas lavava lavàvam lavàvatz lavavan
preterite lavei laveras lavet lavèram lavèratz laveran
future lavarai lavaràs lavará lavarem lavaretz lavarán
conditional lavariá lavariàs lavariá lavariam lavariatz lavarián
conditional 2nd form1 lavèra lavèras lavèra laveram laveratz lavèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present lave laves lave lavem lavetz laven
imperfect lavèsse lavèsses lavèsse lavèssem lavèssetz lavèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
lava lavem lavatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive lavar aver lavat
gerund lavant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle lavat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present lave laves lava lavam lavatz lavan
imperfect lavavi lavavas lavava lavàvem lavàvetz lavavan
preterite lavère lavères lavèt laveriam laveriatz lavèron
future lavarai lavaràs lavarà lavarem lavaretz lavaràn
conditional lavariáu lavariás lavariá lavariam lavariatz lavarián
conditional 2nd form1 lavèra lavèras lavèra laveram laveratz lavèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present lave laves lave lavem lavetz lavan
imperfect lavèsse lavèsses lavèsse lavessiam lavessiatz lavèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
lava lavem lavatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lavāre. Cognate with Old Spanish lavar and Old French laver.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.ˈβaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

lavar

  1. to wash

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lavar
infinitive lavar
gerund simple lavando
compound gerund of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
past participle singular plural
masculine lavado lavados
feminine lavada lavadas
present participle lavante lavantes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mood eu
ei 		tu el~ele
ela 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present lavo lavas lava lavamos lavades lavan
imperfect lavava lavavas lavava lavavamos, lavávamos lavavades, lavávades lavavan
preterite lavei lavaste, lavasche, lavache lavou lavamos lavastes lavaron
pluperfect lavara lavaras lavara lavaramos, laváramos lavarades, lavárades lavaran
future lavarei lavarás lavará lavaremos lavaredes lavarán
conditional lavaria lavarias lavaria lavariamos, lavaríamos lavariades, lavaríades lavarian
compound
tenses 		present perfect present of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
pluperfect imperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
past anterior preterite of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
pluperfect anterior simple pluperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
future perfect future of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
subjunctive mood eu
ei 		tu el~ele
ela 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present lave laves lave lavemos lavedes laven
imperfect lavasse lavasses lavasse lavassemos, lavássemos lavassedes, lavássedes lavassen
future lavar lavares lavar lavarmos lavardes lavaren
compound
tenses 		present perfect present subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
future perfect future subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
imperative mood — tu — nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		—
affirmative — lava — lavemos lavade —
negative — non laves — non lavemos non lavedes —
personal infinitive eu
ei 		tu el~ele
ela 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
lavar lavares lavar lavarmos lavardes lavaren

1 teer and “ter were also used, although all three were less common than haver.

Descendants

  • Galician: lavar
  • Portuguese: lavar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Compare Galician and Spanish lavar, French laver, and Italian lavare.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈva(ʁ)/ [laˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /laˈva(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /laˈva(ʁ)/ [laˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈva(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈvaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈbaɾ/ [lɐˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈva.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: la‧var

Verb

lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavei, past participle lavado)

  1. to wash

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lavar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal lavar
Personal lavar lavares lavar lavarmos lavardes lavarem
Gerund
lavando
Past participle
Masculine lavado lavados
Feminine lavada lavadas
Indicative
Present lavo lavas lava lavamos lavais lavam
Imperfect lavava lavavas lavava lavávamos laváveis lavavam
Preterite lavei lavaste lavou lavamos1, lavámos2 lavastes lavaram
Pluperfect lavara lavaras lavara laváramos laváreis lavaram
Future lavarei lavarás lavará lavaremos lavareis lavarão
Conditional lavaria lavarias lavaria lavaríamos lavaríeis lavariam
Subjunctive
Present lave laves lave lavemos laveis lavem
Imperfect lavasse lavasses lavasse lavássemos lavásseis lavassem
Future lavar lavares lavar lavarmos lavardes lavarem
Imperative
Affirmative lava lave lavemos lavai lavem
Negative (não) não laves não lave não lavemos não laveis não lavem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lavar.

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lavāre (“to wash”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈbaɾ/ [laˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧var

Verb

lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavé, past participle lavado)

  1. (transitive) to wash
    Synonym: asear
    Los de por aquí vienen a este lavadero público para lavar la ropa.
    The people around here come to this public washing sink to wash their clothes.
  2. (transitive) to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt, etc.)
  3. (reflexive) to wash oneself
  4. (reflexive) to wash a body part of oneself (e.g. hands, hair)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lavar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive lavar
gerund lavando
past participle masculine feminine
singular lavado lavada
plural lavados lavadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present lavo lavastú
lavásvos 		lava lavamos laváis lavan
imperfect lavaba lavabas lavaba lavábamos lavabais lavaban
preterite lavé lavaste lavó lavamos lavasteis lavaron
future lavaré lavarás lavará lavaremos lavaréis lavarán
conditional lavaría lavarías lavaría lavaríamos lavaríais lavarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present lave lavestú
lavésvos2 		lave lavemos lavéis laven
imperfect
(ra) 		lavara lavaras lavara laváramos lavarais lavaran
imperfect
(se) 		lavase lavases lavase lavásemos lavaseis lavasen
future1 lavare lavares lavare laváremos lavareis lavaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative lavatú
lavávos 		lave lavemos lavad laven
negative no laves no lave no lavemos no lavéis no laven

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of lavar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive lavar dative lavarme lavarte lavarle, lavarse lavarnos lavaros lavarles, lavarse
accusative lavarme lavarte lavarlo, lavarla, lavarse lavarnos lavaros lavarlos, lavarlas, lavarse
with gerund lavando dative lavándome lavándote lavándole, lavándose lavándonos lavándoos lavándoles, lavándose
accusative lavándome lavándote lavándolo, lavándola, lavándose lavándonos lavándoos lavándolos, lavándolas, lavándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative lava dative lávame lávate lávale lávanos not used lávales
accusative lávame lávate lávalo, lávala lávanos not used lávalos, lávalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative lavá dative lavame lavate lavale lavanos not used lavales
accusative lavame lavate lavalo, lavala lavanos not used lavalos, lavalas
with formal second-person singular imperative lave dative láveme not used lávele, lávese lávenos not used láveles
accusative láveme not used lávelo, lávela, lávese lávenos not used lávelos, lávelas
with first-person plural imperative lavemos dative not used lavémoste lavémosle lavémonos lavémoos lavémosles
accusative not used lavémoste lavémoslo, lavémosla lavémonos lavémoos lavémoslos, lavémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative lavad dative lavadme not used lavadle lavadnos lavaos lavadles
accusative lavadme not used lavadlo, lavadla lavadnos lavaos lavadlos, lavadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative laven dative lávenme not used lávenle lávennos not used lávenles, lávense
accusative lávenme not used lávenlo, lávenla lávennos not used lávenlos, lávenlas, lávense

Derived terms

Further reading

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Swedish

Noun

lavar

  1. indefinite plural of lav (“moss”)
  2. indefinite plural of lave (“bench in a sauna”)

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