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Laven

Laven

See also: laven and läven

German

Noun

Laven f

  1. plural of Lava

laven

laven

See also: Laven and läven

Danish

Noun

laven c, n

  1. singular definite of lav

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch laven, from Old Dutch *lavon, from Proto-Germanic *labōną (to strengthen, refresh), from Proto-Indo-European *lōbʰ- (to rest, strengthen oneself). From the Germanic word are descended - among others - English lave, German laben. Ancient Greek λωφάω (lōpháō, to rest or retire from something) is a more distantly related Indo-European cognate.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːvən

Verb

laven

  1. to quench one's thirst

Inflection

Inflection of laven (weak)
infinitive laven
past singular laafde
past participle gelaafd
infinitive laven
gerund laven n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular laaf laafde
2nd person sing. (jij) laaft laafde
2nd person sing. (u) laaft laafde
2nd person sing. (gij) laaft laafde
3rd person singular laaft laafde
plural laven laafden
subjunctive sing.1 lave laafde
subjunctive plur.1 laven laafden
imperative sing. laaf
imperative plur.1 laaft
participles lavend gelaafd
1) Archaic.

Spanish

Verb

laven

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of lavar.
  2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of lavar.
  3. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of lavar.

Swedish

Noun

laven

  1. definite singular of lav
  2. definite singular of lave