laver

See also: Laver and lavêr

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English laver, lavre, lever, levre, laber (“a kind of water plant”), from Old English læfer, leber (“a rush (plant)”), a borrowing from Latin laver (“water plant”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːvə/, /ˈleɪvə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪvɚ/, /ˈlɑvɚ/
Rhymes: -ɑːvə(ɹ), -eɪvə(ɹ)
Homophones: lava, larva (in non-rhotic accents)
Hyphenation: lav‧er

Noun

laver (countable and uncountable, plural lavers)

A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
- 1847, Margaret Dods [pseudonym; Christian Isobel Johnstone], “Roasting”, in The Cook and Housewife’s Manual. […], 8th edition, Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd; London; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., OCLC 25486034, paragraph 19, pages 106–107:
  To roast a leg, haunch, or saddle of mutton. […] A modern refinement is to put laver in the dripping-pan, which, in basting, imparts a high gout; or a large saddle may be served over a pound and a half of laver, stewed in brown sauce with catsup and seasonings.
Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially:
1. Porphyra vulgaris

Derived terms

black laver (Porphyra dioica)
green laver (Ulva lactuca, Monostroma grevillei)
kelp laver (Porphyra drachii)
laver slack (Porphyra umbilicalis)
laver sloke (Porphyra umbilicalis)
laverbread (Porphyra umbilicalis)
lettuce laver (Ulva lactuca)
northern pink laver (Porphyra amplissima)
pale patch laver (Porphyra leucosticta)
purple laver (Porphyra nereocystis, Porphyra umbilicalis; Ulva lactuca)
red laver (Porphyra nereocystis, Porphyra suborbiculata, Porphyra perforata, Porphyra umbilicalis)
tough laver (Porphyra umbilicalis)
winter laver (Porphyra linearis)

Translations

Porphyra umbilicalis

German: Nabel-Purpurtang m, Purpurtang m, Hauttang m, Nabel-Hauttang m
Irish: glasarnacht f, sleabhac m
Scottish Gaelic: slòcan m
Swedish: navelsloke (sv) n, veckad purpurhinna c
Welsh: lawr m, lafwr m

an edible seaweed

Maori: karengo, parengo
Swedish: sloke (sv) n, purpurhinna c

Etymology 2

From Middle English laver, lavour, from Old French lavor, lavur, laveor, laveour, laveoir, from Latin lavatorium. Doublet of lavatory.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪvə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪvɚ/
Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)

Noun

laver (plural lavers)

One who laves: a washer.
Where one laves, a washroom, particularly a lavatorium, the washing area in a monastery.
That which laves, particularly a washbasin.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938:
  Infinit streames continually did well / Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see, / The which into an ample lauer fell […]

Synonyms

(washbasin): See washbasin

Translations

a washer — see washer

a washroom; lavatorium

German: Waschraum (de) m (general term), Brunnenhaus n (monastery), Lavatorium n (monastery)

a washbasin — see washbasin

Anagrams

Ravel, arvel, larve, ravel, reval, velar

Danish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlɑwˀɐ]

Noun

laver c or n (lichen)

indefinite plural of lav

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaːvɐ/, [ˈlɛːwɐ], [ˈlɛːwɒ̽]

Verb

laver

present tense of lave

French

Etymology

From Old French laver, from Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /la.ve/
audio (file)

Verb

laver

to wash
(reflexive) to wash oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of laver (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	compound	avoir + past participle
infinitive	simple	laver
present participle or gerund¹	simple	lavant /la.vɑ̃/
present participle or gerund¹	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		lavé /la.ve/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	lave /lav/	laves /lav/	lave /lav/	lavons /la.vɔ̃/	lavez /la.ve/	lavent /lav/
	imperfect	lavais /la.vɛ/	lavais /la.vɛ/	lavait /la.vɛ/	lavions /la.vjɔ̃/	laviez /la.vje/	lavaient /la.vɛ/
	past historic²	lavai /la.ve/	lavas /la.va/	lava /la.va/	lavâmes /la.vam/	lavâtes /la.vat/	lavèrent /la.vɛʁ/
	future	laverai /la.vʁe/	laveras /la.vʁa/	lavera /la.vʁa/	laverons /la.vʁɔ̃/	laverez /la.vʁe/	laveront /la.vʁɔ̃/
	conditional	laverais /la.vʁɛ/	laverais /la.vʁɛ/	laverait /la.vʁɛ/	laverions /la.və.ʁjɔ̃/	laveriez /la.və.ʁje/	laveraient /la.vʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior²	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	lave /lav/	laves /lav/	lave /lav/	lavions /la.vjɔ̃/	laviez /la.vje/	lavent /lav/
(simple tenses)	imperfect²	lavasse /la.vas/	lavasses /la.vas/	lavât /la.va/	lavassions /la.va.sjɔ̃/	lavassiez /la.va.sje/	lavassent /la.vas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
(compound tenses)	pluperfect²	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	~~nous~~	~~vous~~	–
simple		—	lave /lav/	—	lavons /la.vɔ̃/	lavez /la.ve/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
¹ The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
² In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of se laver (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	compound	s'être + past participle
infinitive	simple	se laver
present participle or gerund¹	simple	se lavant /sə la.vɑ̃/
present participle or gerund¹	compound	ayant or étant + past participle
past participle		lavé /la.ve/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	me lave /mə lav/	te laves /tə lav/	se lave /sə lav/	nous lavons /nu la.vɔ̃/	vous lavez /vu la.ve/	se lavent /sə lav/
	imperfect	me lavais /mə la.vɛ/	te lavais /tə la.vɛ/	se lavait /sə la.vɛ/	nous lavions /nu la.vjɔ̃/	vous laviez /vu la.vje/	se lavaient /sə la.vɛ/
	past historic²	me lavai /mə la.ve/	te lavas /tə la.va/	se lava /sə la.va/	nous lavâmes /nu la.vam/	vous lavâtes /vu la.vat/	se lavèrent /sə la.vɛʁ/
	future	me laverai /mə la.vʁe/	te laveras /tə la.vʁa/	se lavera /sə la.vʁa/	nous laverons /nu la.vʁɔ̃/	vous laverez /vu la.vʁe/	se laveront /sə la.vʁɔ̃/
	conditional	me laverais /mə la.vʁɛ/	te laverais /tə la.vʁɛ/	se laverait /sə la.vʁɛ/	nous laverions /nu la.və.ʁjɔ̃/	vous laveriez /vu la.və.ʁje/	se laveraient /sə la.vʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of s'être + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
	past anterior²	past historic of s'être + past participle
	future perfect	future of s'être + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	me lave /mə lav/	te laves /tə lav/	se lave /sə lav/	nous lavions /nu la.vjɔ̃/	vous laviez /vu la.vje/	se lavent /sə lav/
(simple tenses)	imperfect²	me lavasse /mə la.vas/	te lavasses /tə la.vas/	se lavât /sə la.va/	nous lavassions /nu la.va.sjɔ̃/	vous lavassiez /vu la.va.sje/	se lavassent /sə la.vas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
(compound tenses)	pluperfect²	imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	~~nous~~	~~vous~~	–
simple		—	lave-toi /lav.twa/	—	lavons-nous /la.vɔ̃.nu/	lavez-vous /la.ve.vu/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of s'être + past participle	—	simple imperative of s'être + past participle	simple imperative of s'être + past participle	—
¹ The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
² In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

entrelaver
laver son linge sale en public
machine à laver
planche à laver
poudre à laver
se laver les mains

Related terms

latrines
lavable
lavage
laverie
laveur
laveuse
lavoir
lavure
lotion

Anagrams

larve

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.u̯er/, [ˈɫ̪äu̯ɛr]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ver/, [ˈläːver]

Noun

laver f (genitive laveris); third declension

a water-plant, possibly water parsnip (Sium latifolium)[1]

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	laver	laverēs
Genitive	laveris	laverum
Dative	laverī	laveribus
Accusative	laverem	laverēs
Ablative	lavere	laveribus
Vocative	laver	laverēs

Descendants

English: laver

References

“laver”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
laver in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry%3Dlaver

Verb

laver

first-person singular present passive subjunctive of lavō

Middle English

Noun

laver

Alternative form of lavour

Norman

Alternative forms

lavaïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French laver, from Latin lavō, lavāre.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Verb

laver (gerund lav'thie)

(Jersey) to wash

Derived terms

lavage (“washing”)
lavement (“enema”)
laver les vaissieaux (“to wash up, do the dishes”)
laveux (“dishcloth”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

laver m or n

indefinite plural of lav

Old French

Etymology

From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō.

Verb

laver

(transitive) to wash
(reflexive, se laver) to get washed

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. This verb has a stressed present stem lev distinct from the unstressed stem lav. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of laver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		laver			avoir lavé
gerund		en lavant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		lavant
past participle		lavé
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	lef	leves	leve	lavons	lavez	levent
	imperfect	lavoie, laveie, lavoe, laveve	lavoies, laveies, lavoes, laveves	lavoit, laveit, lavot, laveve	laviiens, laviens	laviiez, laviez	lavoient, laveient, lavoent, lavevent
	preterite	lavai	lavas	lava	lavames	lavastes	laverent
	future	laverai	laveras	lavera	laverons	laveroiz, lavereiz, laverez	laveront
	conditional	laveroie, lavereie	laveroies, lavereies	laveroit, lavereit	laveriiens, laveriens	laveriiez, laveriez	laveroient, lavereient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	lef	les	let	lavons	lavez	levent
simple tenses	imperfect	lavasse	lavasses	lavast	lavissons, lavissiens	lavissoiz, lavissez, lavissiez	lavassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	leve	—	lavons	lavez	—

Related terms

lavanderie

Descendants

French: laver
Norman: laver (Jersey), lavaïr (Guernsey)

laver

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Translations

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

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Danish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

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References

Verb

Middle English

Noun

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Old French

Etymology

Verb

Conjugation

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Descendants

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