Labrador
See also: labrador
English
Etymology
Eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).
Proper noun
Labrador
- The mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in Eastern Canada.
- (chiefly historical) The geographical region including Labrador in sense 1, as well as neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
Derived terms
- Labradorian
- Labrador duck
- Labrador feldspar
- labradorite
- Labrador lung
- Labrador stone
- Labrador tea
- Labrador City
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Lab, Lab. (abbreviation)
Translations
mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
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mainly historical geographical region
Dog breed
See also
Further reading
Newfoundland and Labrador on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑbrɑdor/, [ˈlɑbrɑdo̞r]
- Rhymes: -ɑbrɑdor
- Syllabification(key): Lab‧ra‧dor
Declension
| Inflection of Labrador (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Labrador | — | |
| genitive | Labradorin | — | |
| partitive | Labradoria | — | |
| illative | Labradoriin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Labrador | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Labrador | — |
| gen. | Labradorin | ||
| genitive | Labradorin | — | |
| partitive | Labradoria | — | |
| inessive | Labradorissa | — | |
| elative | Labradorista | — | |
| illative | Labradoriin | — | |
| adessive | Labradorilla | — | |
| ablative | Labradorilta | — | |
| allative | Labradorille | — | |
| essive | Labradorina | — | |
| translative | Labradoriksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Labradoritta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Labrador (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Labradorini | Labradorimme |
| 2nd person | Labradorisi | Labradorinne |
| 3rd person | Labradorinsa | |
Derived terms
labradorilainen
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.bʁa.dɔʁ/
Proper noun
Labrador m
- Labrador, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (“Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador”)
- (chiefly historical) Labrador, the area of the Atlantic watershed of the Quebec peninsula, bounded to the south by the watershed of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to the north by the watershed of Ungava Bay, to the west by the watershed of Hudson Bay
- Labrador, a breed of dog
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English Labrador, from Portuguese Lavrador (“João Fernandes Lavrador, Portuguese explorer”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.bɾaˈdoʁ/ [la.bɾaˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /la.bɾaˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /la.bɾaˈdoʁ/ [la.bɾaˈdoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.bɾaˈdoɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.bɾɐˈdoɾ/ [lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /labɾaˈdoɾ/ [la.β̞ɾaˈð̞oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: La‧bra‧dor
Derived terms
- labradoriano
- Terranova y Labrador
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