Lab

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lab"

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation

Noun

Lab (plural Labs)

1. (informal) Diminutive of Labrador, a breed of dog.

Proper noun

Lab

1. (UK politics) Abbreviation of Labour.
2. (Canada) Alternative form of Lab., Abbreviation of Labrador: a region of Canada.

Etymology 2

From Serbo-Croatian Lab, from Лаб, from Thracian Alb.

Proper noun

Lab

1. A river in Kosovo.
2. A region of Kosovo.

Synonyms

• Llap

Anagrams

• BLA, BAL, Alb., alb, bla, abl.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German loup, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“peel, break off”). Compare German Laub, Low German Loov, Dutch loof, English leaf, Danish løv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːb̥/

Noun

Lab n

1. (collective) foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lap, from Old High German lab, of uncertain origin. Possibly an alteration of Proto-Germanic *lubją (“sap, poison”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːp/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

Lab n (strong, genitive Labs or Labes, plural Labe)

1. rennet

Declension

Declension of Lab [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Lab	die	Labe
genitive	eines	des	Labs, Labes	der	Labe
dative	einem	dem	Lab, Labe1	den	Laben
accusative	ein	das	Lab	die	Labe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Labkraut
• Labmagen

Further reading

• “Lab”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Lab” in Duden online
• “Lab” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.