labo

See also: lábɔ

Dutch

Alternative forms

• lab

Etymology

Short for laboratorium

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: la‧bo

Noun

labo n (plural labo's, diminutive labootje n)

1. (Belgium) lab

French

Etymology

Clipping of laboratoire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.bo/

• Audio:

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Noun

labo m (plural labos)

1. (informal) lab (laboratory)

Anagrams

• loba

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely, be weak”) (reconstructed by de Vaan as *(s)leh₂b-). Cognate with lābor, English sleep.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈla.boː/, [ˈɫ̪äboː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.bo/, [ˈläːbo]

Verb

labō (present infinitive labāre, perfect active labāvī, supine labātum); first conjugation

1. to totter, wobble
2. to waver or decline
3. to slip past, slide by, glide by
4. to give way (to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of labō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	labō	labās	labat	labāmus	labātis	labant
	imperfect	labābam	labābās	labābat	labābāmus	labābātis	labābant
	future	labābō	labābis	labābit	labābimus	labābitis	labābunt
	perfect	labāvī	labāvistī	labāvit	labāvimus	labāvistis	labāvērunt, labāvēre
	pluperfect	labāveram	labāverās	labāverat	labāverāmus	labāverātis	labāverant
	future perfect	labāverō	labāveris	labāverit	labāverimus	labāveritis	labāverint
passive	present	labor	labāris, labāre	labātur	labāmur	labāminī	labantur
	imperfect	labābar	labābāris, labābāre	labābātur	labābāmur	labābāminī	labābantur
	future	labābor	labāberis, labābere	labābitur	labābimur	labābiminī	labābuntur
	perfect	labātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	labātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	labātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	labem	labēs	labet	labēmus	labētis	labent
	imperfect	labārem	labārēs	labāret	labārēmus	labārētis	labārent
	perfect	labāverim	labāverīs	labāverit	labāverīmus	labāverītis	labāverint
	pluperfect	labāvissem	labāvissēs	labāvisset	labāvissēmus	labāvissētis	labāvissent
passive	present	laber	labēris, labēre	labētur	labēmur	labēminī	labentur
	imperfect	labārer	labārēris, labārēre	labārētur	labārēmur	labārēminī	labārentur
	perfect	labātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	labātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	labā	—	—	labāte	—
	future	—	labātō	labātō	—	labātōte	labantō
passive	present	—	labāre	—	—	labāminī	—
	future	—	labātor	labātor	—	—	labantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		labāre	labāvisse	labātūrum esse	labārī	labātum esse	labātum īrī
participles		labāns	—	labātūrus	—	labātus	labandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		labandī	labandō	labandum	labandō	labātum	labātū

Further reading

• “labo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “labo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• labo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

Adjective

labo

1. inflection of labais:
   1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Lindu

Noun

labo

1. container for drinking water

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlabo]

Noun

labo f

1. vocative singular of labă

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

labo

1. these; class 2 distal demonstrative.

Swazi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

labo

1. these; class 2 distal demonstrative.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlaboʔ/ [ˈlaː.boʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aboʔ
  • IPA^(key): /laˈboʔ/ [lɐˈboʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: la‧bo

Noun

labò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓ)

1. turbidity (of liquid)

   Synonyms: labog, labusaw

   Antonyms: linaw, kalinawan

2. dimness (of light or one's eyesight)

   Synonyms: lamlam, dilim, kadiliman

3. ambiguity; obscurity (of meaning of a word)

   Synonyms: pagkadi-maunawaan, pagkadi-maintindihan

4. uncertainty; doubtfulness

   Synonym: kawalang-katiyakan

5. lack of understanding; unintelligibility

   Synonyms: di-pagkaunawa, alimim

6. lack of proper inking or coloring (as in print)

   Synonyms: pusyaw, kapusyawan

7. (figurative, obsolete) noisy, disorderly, and jubilant gathering of people

   Synonyms: saligawsaw, halo

Derived terms

• anlabo
• ipagkalabo-labo
• kalabuan
• lumabo
• magkalabo-labo
• magpalabo
• malabo
• malabuan
• manlabo
• nanlalabo
• pagkamalabo
• palabuin
• papanlabuin

 

Adjective

labô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓ)

1. made turbid (of liquid)

   Synonyms: malabo, kulabo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈbo/ [lɐˈbo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: la‧bo

Noun

labó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓ)

1. sponginess (of earth or soil)

   Synonym: yabo

2. mellowness to the taste; sponginess of consistency (of some fruits, tubers, cereals, etc.)

   Synonym: yabo

Derived terms

• kalabuhan
• lumabo
• pagkamalabo

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlabo/ [ˈlaː.bo]
• Rhymes: -abo
• Syllabification: la‧bo

Noun

labo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓ)

1. a species of banana

See also

• saging

Anagrams

• bola, balo

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /láːɓo/

Pronoun

labo

1. those; class 2 distal demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -lábo
Full form	lábo
Locative	kulabo
Full form	lábo
Locative	kulabo
Copulative	yilabo
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	walabo	owalabo
Class 2	balabo	abalabo
Class 3	walabo	owalabo
Class 4	yalabo	eyalabo
Class 5	lalabo	elalabo
Class 6	alabo	awalabo
Class 7	salabo	esalabo
Class 8	zalabo	ezalabo
Class 9	yalabo	eyalabo
Class 10	zalabo	ezalabo
Class 11	lwalabo	olwalabo
Class 14	balabo	obalabo
Class 15	kwalabo	okwalabo
Class 17	kwalabo	okwalabo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “laɓo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “laɓo (3.9)”