lâ
Aiwoo
Verb
lâ
- to vomit
References
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Friulian
Etymology
Suppletive. Forms with initial v- derive from Latin vādō (“go”). Forms with initial l- derive from Vulgar Latin alāre (7th cent., Reichnau Glosses), of unclear etymology. See more at French aller.
Verb
lâ
- (intransitive) to go
Conjugation
This is a suppletive and highly irregular verb with some regular -â paradigms. In indicative present and imperative, forms in v- originate from Latin verb vādō. Along with vê, and jessi, this verb preserves -d- in present subjunctive; and this verb also has irregular -e- in simple past.
Conjugation of lâ (third conjugation, irregular, suppletive)
infinitive | lâ | ||||||
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gerund | lânt | ||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | lât | lâts | |||||
feminine | lâde | lâdis | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | lui/jê | nô | vô | lôr | |
present | o voi | tu vâs | al/e va | o lin | o lais | a van | |
imperfect | o lavi | tu lavis | al/e lave | o lavin | o lavis | a lavin | |
simple past | o lei | tu leris | al/e lè | o lerin | o leris | a lerin | |
future | o larai | tu larâs | al/e larà | o larìn | o larês | a laran | |
conditional | jo | tu | lui/jê | nô | vô | lôr | |
present | o larès | tu laressis | al/e larès | o laressin | o laressis | a laressin | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | lui/jê | nô | vô | lôr | |
present | o ledi | tu ledis | al/e ledi | o ledin | o ledis | a ledin | |
imperfect | o làs | tu lassis | al/e làs | o lassin | o lassis | a lassin | |
imperative | – | tu | – | nô | vô | – | |
– | va | – | lin | lait, vait | – |
Portuguese
Adverb
lâ (not comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of lá