# latu
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *latu, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *laδᴈ. Compare Karelian latu, Veps ladu and Eastern Mari лады (lady).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑtu/, [ˈlɑ̝t̪u]
* Rhymes: -ɑtu
* Hyphenation: la‧tu

### Noun

latu
* ski track
* (figuratively) course
    antaa asioiden mennä luonnollista latuaan ― to let nature take its course

#### Declension

Possessive forms of latu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
latuni
latuni
accusative
nom.
latuni
latuni
gen.
latuni
genitive
latuni
latujeni
partitive
latuani
latujani
inessive
ladussani
laduissani
elative
ladustani
laduistani
illative
latuuni
latuihini
adessive
ladullani
laduillani
ablative
ladultani
laduiltani
allative
ladulleni
laduilleni
essive
latunani
latuinani
translative
ladukseni
laduikseni
abessive
laduttani
laduittani
instructive
comitative
—latuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
latusi
latusi
accusative
nom.
latusi
latusi
gen.
latusi
genitive
latusi
latujesi
partitive
latuasi
latujasi
inessive
ladussasi
laduissasi
elative
ladustasi
laduistasi
illative
latuusi
latuihisi
adessive
ladullasi
laduillasi
ablative
ladultasi
laduiltasi
allative
ladullesi
laduillesi
essive
latunasi
latuinasi
translative
laduksesi
laduiksesi
abessive
laduttasi
laduittasi
instructive
comitative
—latuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
latumme
latumme
accusative
nom.
latumme
latumme
gen.
latumme
genitive
latumme
latujemme
partitive
latuamme
latujamme
inessive
ladussamme
laduissamme
elative
ladustamme
laduistamme
illative
latuumme
latuihimme
adessive
ladullamme
laduillamme
ablative
ladultamme
laduiltamme
allative
ladullemme
laduillemme
essive
latunamme
latuinamme
translative
laduksemme
laduiksemme
abessive
laduttamme
laduittamme
instructive
comitative
—latuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
latunne
latunne
accusative
nom.
latunne
latunne
gen.
latunne
genitive
latunne
latujenne
partitive
latuanne
latujanne
inessive
ladussanne
laduissanne
elative
ladustanne
laduistanne
illative
latuunne
latuihinne
adessive
ladullanne
laduillanne
ablative
ladultanne
laduiltanne
allative
ladullenne
laduillenne
essive
latunanne
latuinanne
translative
laduksenne
laduiksenne
abessive
laduttanne
laduittanne
instructive
comitative
—latuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
latunsa
latunsa
accusative
nom.
latunsa
latunsa
gen.
latunsa
genitive
latunsa
latujensa
partitive
latuaan latuansa
latujaan latujansa
inessive
ladussaan ladussansa
laduissaan laduissansa
elative
ladustaan ladustansa
laduistaan laduistansa
illative
latuunsa
latuihinsa
adessive
ladullaan ladullansa
laduillaan laduillansa
ablative
ladultaan ladultansa
laduiltaan laduiltansa
allative
ladulleen ladullensa
laduilleen laduillensa
essive
latunaan latunansa
latuinaan latuinansa
translative
ladukseen laduksensa
laduikseen laduiksensa
abessive
laduttaan laduttansa
laduittaan laduittansa
instructive
comitative
—latuineen latuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (course): reitti, suunta, tapa, ura

#### Derived terms

* ladusto
* hiihtolatu
* höylälatu
* kilpalatu
* kuntolatu
* latuhiihto
* latuhöylä
* latukahvila
* latukartta
* latukone
* latupartio
* latuprofiili
* laturetki
* latutyyli
* latu-ura
* latuverkko
* lämpölatu

#### See also

* tola

### Further reading

* “latu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* alut, luta

## Javanese

Javanese writing system :
| Carakan | ꦭꦠꦸ |
| Pegon | |
| Roman | latu |

### Etymology

From Old Javanese latu (“spark”).

### Noun

latu (ngoko geni, krama latu)
* (polite) fire

### References

* "latu" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

## Latin
### Verb

lātū
* ablative supine of ferō

## Latvian
### Noun

latu m
* inflection of lats:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural

## Maaka
### Noun

latu
* person

### References

* Russell G. Schuh, Maka Wordlist, p. 6

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑ.tu/

### Noun

latu f
* delay, hindrance

#### Derived terms

* wordlatu

#### See also

* læt

### References

* Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “latu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

## Old Javanese

Other scripts :
| Kawi | |
| Javanese | ꦭꦠꦸ |
| Balinese | |
| Roman | latu |

### Noun

latu
* spark

### References

* "latu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.tu/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atu
* Syllabification: la‧tu

### Noun

latu n
* dative singular of lato

## Tetum
### Etymology

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

### Noun

latu
* charcoal

### Further reading

* Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

## Yosondúa Mixtec
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arado.

### Noun

latu
* plough

### References

* Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45