Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech láti, from Proto-Slavic *làjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂-. Cognate with Polish łajać.

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lát impf

  1. to lambaste, to scold (with na or the object in dative)
    Lidé mu láli.The people lambasted him.
  2. to bark
    Psi neláli, když jsem procházel kolem.The dogs weren't barking when I was passing by.

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Further reading

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  • láti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • láti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • lát”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Maybe from Proto-Uralic *lütte-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlaːt]
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  • Hyphenation: lát
  • Rhymes: -aːt

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lát

  1. (transitive) to see (to perceive with the eyes)
  2. (intransitive) to set about, embark on, set upon (to start doing or to devote oneself to some task; something: -hoz/-hez/-höz)
    Reggeli után azonnal munkához láttunk.After breakfast we got to work immediately.

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  • (to see): lát in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • ([on/at] sight, in banking): lát in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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lát n (genitive singular láts, nominative plural lát)

  1. death
    Synonyms: andlát, dauði

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  • láta (to put; to lose; to behave)
  • látast (to die)

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Old Norse

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Verb

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lát

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of láta

Vietnamese

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Noun

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(classifier tấm) lát (𬅀)

  1. a kind of wood used to make furniture

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lát

  1. to slice
  2. (dialectal) Alternative form of nhát (to stab)

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lát

  1. a slice
    cắt látto cut into slices

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lát (𣋛, 𣋩)

  1. moment; short while
    Lát nhớ đi học sớm đó.
    Remember to go to school early.

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lát

  1. to cover (floor with tiles); to pave (road)
    lát đườngto pave a road