lavour
Middle English
Alternative forms
- lavor, laver, lavur, lavyr
Etymology
From Old French laveoir, from Late Latin lavātōrium. Doublet of lavatorie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laːˈvuːr/, /ˈlaːvur/, /ˈlaːvər/
Noun
lavour (plural lavours)
- A jug or pitcher; a container for pouring water.
- A basin or sink for washing one's hands in.
- (rare) A cream for washing one's skin.
Descendants
- English: laver
References
- “lāvǒur (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-24.
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) lavur
Etymology
From Latin labor, labōrem.
Noun
lavour f (plural lavours)
- (Surmiran) work
Related terms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) lavurar
- (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) luvrar