# lat
## Translingual
### Symbol

lat
* (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Latin.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Latin terms

## English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), लाठ (lāṭh, “long staff; cudgel”), etc.

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /lɑːt/
* Rhymes: -ɑːt

#### Noun

lat (plural lats)
* (weaponry, rare) A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.
* (architecture) A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.
** 1801, “Miscellaneous Tracts”, in Asiatic Annual Register, page 313:A high pillar of stone called Bheem-lat, or the Tealee, or oilman's lat or staff.

##### Alternative forms

* lât, lāt, lath

### Etymology 2

Clipping of latrine.

#### Noun

lat (plural lats)
* (UK slang, usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom
** 1927, William Edward Collinson, Contemporary English, page 92:At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines).
** 1940, M. Marples, Public School Slang, page 112:Other synonyms [sc. for lavatories] are rears, lats... and dubs.

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latvian lats, a clipping of Latvija (“Latvia”).

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /lɑːt/
* (US) IPA: /lɑt/

#### Noun

lat (plural lats)
* (numismatics, historical) The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound.
* (numismatics, historical) The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.
* A coin or bill of either currency.

##### Synonyms

* lats sg

##### Hyponyms

* ($^1$/$_{100}$ lat): santim

##### Translations
### Etymology 4

Clipping of latissimus.

#### Noun

lat (plural lats)
* (slang, usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle.

##### Derived terms

* imaginary lat syndrome
* lat pulldown

### Etymology 5

Clipping of latitude.

#### Pronunciation

* enPR: lăt, IPA: /læt/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -æt

#### Noun

lat (plural lats)
* (geography, informal) Short for latitude.
    Coordinate terms: lon, long

##### See also

* lat.

### References

* ↑ "lat, n.¹" in the Oxford English Dictionary (1902), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* ↑ "lāṭ लाट (f.)" &c. in the Transliterated Hindi–Hindi–English Dictionary, New Delhi: Allied Chambers.
* ↑ "lat, n.³" in the Oxford English Dictionary (1976), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* ↑ "lat, n.²" in the Oxford English Dictionary (1933), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* ↑ "lat, n.⁴" in the Oxford English Dictionary (1997), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

### Anagrams

* Tal, ALT, alt., LTA, alt, Alt., ATL, TLA, Atl., Alt, alt-

## A-Pucikwar
### Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *lat.

### Adjective

lat
* afraid

### Noun

lat
* fear

### References

* Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 19 (2009)

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch lat, from Middle Dutch latte, from Old Dutch *latta, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, *laþþō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lat/

### Noun

lat (plural latte, diminutive latjie)
* A slate, a lath.
* (informal) A chap, a bloke, a dude.
* (informal) A penis, a dick.

#### Derived terms

* kleilat

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* latu

### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin lātus; cf. Romanian lat.

### Adjective

lat
* wide

#### Synonyms

* largu

## Czech
### Noun

lat
* genitive plural of lata

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɑt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: lat
* Rhymes: -ɑt

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch latte, from Old Dutch *latta, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, *laþþō.

#### Noun

lat f (plural latten, diminutive latje n)
* a slat, a lath
* Clipping of meetlat (“flat ruler, yardstick”).

##### Derived terms

* kuierlat
* latten
* lattenbodem
* latwerk
* meetlat

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: lat
* → Aukan: lati
* → Saramaccan: láta
* → Sranan Tongo: lati
** → Caribbean Hindustani: láti
** → Caribbean Javanese: lati

### Etymology 2

Back-formation from latrelatie.

#### Noun

lat n (uncountable)
* LAT (living apart together)

##### Derived terms

* latten

### References

* M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

### Anagrams

* alt, tal

## Friulian
### Etymology

From Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac.

### Noun

lat m (plural lats)
* milk

#### Related terms

* latâ
* latâr
* latuie

#### See also

* molzi

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɒt]
* Rhymes: -ɒt

### Etymology 1

From German Lot.

#### Noun

lat (plural latok)
* (archaic unit of measure) half an ounce

##### Derived terms

* latnyi
* latol
* latba vet
* sokat nyom a latban

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

lat (plural latok)
* lat (the floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro)

##### Declension
### References

* ↑ lat in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
* ↑ lat in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

### Further reading

* (unit of measure): lat 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

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse latr.

#### Adjective

lat (neuter singular lat, definite singular and plural late, comparative latere, indefinite superlative latest, definite superlative lateste)
* lazy

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

lat
* imperative of late

### References

* “lat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse latr.

#### Adjective

lat (neuter singular lat or latt, definite singular and plural late, comparative latare, indefinite superlative latast, definite superlative lataste)
* lazy

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

lat
* imperative of late

### References

* “lat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German latte (German Latte).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈɫat/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈlat/

### Noun

lat f
* bar

#### Descendants

* Czech: lať

### Further reading

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “lat”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lat/

### Etymology 1

Univerbation of la (“with”) +‎ tú (“you sg”)

#### Pronoun

lat
* second-person singular of la (“with”)

### Etymology 2

Univerbation of la (“with”) +‎ do (“your sg”)

#### Determiner

lat (triggers lenition)
* with your sg

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlat/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -at
* Syllabification: lat

### Noun

lat n
* genitive plural of lata (“years”)
    Ile masz lat? ― How old are you?
* genitive plural of lato

## Romagnol
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlat/

### Noun

lat m (plural lët)
* milk
    Dêr e’ lat ― To breastfeed
    Tur e’ lat ― To wean
    Dént d’lat ― Milk teeth
    Fradël d’lat ― Foster brother
    E’ lat di vècc ― Literally, “The milk of the elder”, wine

### References

* Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 331

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lat/

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin lātus (“wide”), from earlier stlātus, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to stretch out, extend, spread”) or *stelh₃- (“broad”).

#### Adjective

lat m or n (feminine singular lată, masculine plural lați, feminine and neuter plural late)
* wide, broad

##### Derived terms

* lăți

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin latus (“side”).

#### Noun

lat n (plural laturi)
* the wide part of an object

##### Related terms

* latură

##### See also

* lățime

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish later, from Old Norse latr, from Proto-Germanic *lataz, from Proto-Indo-European *lē(y)d-.

#### Adjective

lat (comparative latare, superlative latast)
* lazy
    Sluta vara så lat och hjälp tillStop being so lazy and help out

##### Usage notes

Both lat and slö can often be translated as lazy. Lat tends towards laziness out of choice, while slö tends towards laziness due to lacking energy. The difference can be subtle though.

##### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

##### Derived terms

* lata sig
* latmask

### Etymology 2

Derived from Middle Low German lāt. Doublet of låt. Compare origin of grannlåt.

#### Noun

lat c
* (rare) A habit, custom

##### Usage notes

Mostly in the plural.

##### Synonyms

* vana

##### Derived terms

* divalater
* olat

##### See also

* last

### Further reading

* lat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* lat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* lat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* lat in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
* later in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* later in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* later in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

### Anagrams

* tal