Labrador

See also: labrador

English

Etymology

Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔɹ/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Proper noun

Labrador

  1. A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
  2. (chiefly historical) A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
  3. A peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula.
  4. The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
  5. A municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines.
  6. A surname from Spanish.

Derived terms

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Labrador is the 14617th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2036 individuals. Labrador is most common among Hispanic/Latino (50.64%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (35.56%) individuals.

See also

Noun

Labrador (plural Labradors)

  1. Ellipsis of Labrador retriever.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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/, [ˈlɑ̝brɑ̝do̞r]
  • Rhymes: -ɑbrɑdor
  • Syllabification(key): Lab‧ra‧dor
  • Hyphenation(key): Lab‧ra‧dor

Proper noun

Labrador

  1. Labrador (a geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada)

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 —
abessive Labradoritta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Labrador (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Labradorini —
accusative nom. Labradorini —
gen. Labradorini
genitive Labradorini —
partitive Labradoriani —
inessive Labradorissani —
elative Labradoristani —
illative Labradoriini —
adessive Labradorillani —
ablative Labradoriltani —
allative Labradorilleni —
essive Labradorinani —
translative Labradorikseni —
abessive Labradorittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Labradorisi —
accusative nom. Labradorisi —
gen. Labradorisi
genitive Labradorisi —
partitive Labradoriasi —
inessive Labradorissasi —
elative Labradoristasi —
illative Labradoriisi —
adessive Labradorillasi —
ablative Labradoriltasi —
allative Labradorillesi —
essive Labradorinasi —
translative Labradoriksesi —
abessive Labradorittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Labradorimme —
accusative nom. Labradorimme —
gen. Labradorimme
genitive Labradorimme —
partitive Labradoriamme —
inessive Labradorissamme —
elative Labradoristamme —
illative Labradoriimme —
adessive Labradorillamme —
ablative Labradoriltamme —
allative Labradorillemme —
essive Labradorinamme —
translative Labradoriksemme —
abessive Labradorittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Labradorinne —
accusative nom. Labradorinne —
gen. Labradorinne
genitive Labradorinne —
partitive Labradorianne —
inessive Labradorissanne —
elative Labradoristanne —
illative Labradoriinne —
adessive Labradorillanne —
ablative Labradoriltanne —
allative Labradorillenne —
essive Labradorinanne —
translative Labradoriksenne —
abessive Labradorittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Labradorinsa —
accusative nom. Labradorinsa —
gen. Labradorinsa
genitive Labradorinsa —
partitive Labradoriaan
Labradoriansa
—
inessive Labradorissaan
Labradorissansa
—
elative Labradoristaan
Labradoristansa
—
illative Labradoriinsa —
adessive Labradorillaan
Labradorillansa
—
ablative Labradoriltaan
Labradoriltansa
—
allative Labradorilleen
Labradorillensa
—
essive Labradorinaan
Labradorinansa
—
translative Labradorikseen
Labradoriksensa
—
abessive Labradorittaan
Labradorittansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

French

Etymology

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

  1. Labrador (a geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada)
  2. (chiefly historical) Labrador (a geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec)
  3. Labrador, a breed of dog

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Labrador, from Portuguese Lavrador (“João Fernandes Lavrador, Portuguese explorer”).

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.bɾɐˈdoɾ/ [lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.bɾɐˈdo.ɾi/

Proper noun

Labrador m

  1. Labrador (a geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /labɾaˈdoɾ/ [la.β̞ɾaˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: La‧bra‧dor

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).

Proper noun

Labrador m

  1. Labrador (a geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Labrador m or f by sense

  1. a surname

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