lauw

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lâeu, from Old Dutch *lāo, from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɑu̯/
lauw (file)
Hyphenation: lauw
Rhymes: -ɑu̯
Homophone: louw

Adjective

lauw (comparative lauwer, superlative lauwst)

lukewarm (temperature)
cold, indifferent
(informal) nice, cool, chill

Inflection

Inflection of lauw
uninflected	lauw
inflected	lauwe
comparative	lauwer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lauw	lauwer	het lauwst het lauwste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lauwe	lauwere	lauwste
	n. sing.	lauw	lauwer	lauwste
	plural	lauwe	lauwere	lauwste
definite		lauwe	lauwere	lauwste
partitive		lauws	lauwers	—

Derived terms

boemlauw
lauwwarm
pislauw

Descendants

→ Aukan: law
→ Papiamentu: lauw, louw (dated)

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