lato

See also: Lato, lǟtõ, łato, läto, látó, latô, and lãtɵ

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *latuq. Compare Indonesian latuh, Malay latuh ,Sabah Malay latok and Tagalog lato.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧to

Noun

lato

1. the sea grape (Caulerpa lentillifera)

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlato]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: la‧to

Noun

lato (accusative singular laton, plural latoj, accusative plural latojn)

1. lath, batten (plank of wood)

Finnish

Typical Finnish lato

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lato (compare Estonian ladu), borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚺᛚᚨᚦᛟ (*hlaþō) (compare Old Norse hlaða, Swedish lada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑto/, [ˈlɑ̝t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑto
• Hyphenation^(key): la‧to

Noun

lato

1. barn, hovel, hayshed (unheated, inexpensively built roofed storage for agricultural equipment or products, especially hay or animal feed)

Usage notes

lato is a narrower term than English barn, which may also correspond with navetta (“barn, cowshed”) or other animal shelter.

Declension

Inflection of lato (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		lato	ladot
genitive		ladon	latojen
partitive		latoa	latoja
illative		latoon	latoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lato	ladot
accusative	nom.	lato	ladot
	gen.	ladon
genitive		ladon	latojen
partitive		latoa	latoja
inessive		ladossa	ladoissa
elative		ladosta	ladoista
illative		latoon	latoihin
adessive		ladolla	ladoilla
ablative		ladolta	ladoilta
allative		ladolle	ladoille
essive		latona	latoina
translative		ladoksi	ladoiksi
abessive		ladotta	ladoitta
instructive		—	ladoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lato (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative latoni latoni accusative nom. latoni latoni gen. latoni genitive latoni latojeni partitive latoani latojani inessive ladossani ladoissani elative ladostani ladoistani illative latooni latoihini adessive ladollani ladoillani ablative ladoltani ladoiltani allative ladolleni ladoilleni essive latonani latoinani translative ladokseni ladoikseni abessive ladottani ladoittani instructive — — comitative — latoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative latosi latosi accusative nom. latosi latosi gen. latosi genitive latosi latojesi partitive latoasi latojasi inessive ladossasi ladoissasi elative ladostasi ladoistasi illative latoosi latoihisi adessive ladollasi ladoillasi ablative ladoltasi ladoiltasi allative ladollesi ladoillesi essive latonasi latoinasi translative ladoksesi ladoiksesi abessive ladottasi ladoittasi instructive — — comitative — latoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative latomme latomme accusative nom. latomme latomme gen. latomme genitive latomme latojemme partitive latoamme latojamme inessive ladossamme ladoissamme elative ladostamme ladoistamme illative latoomme latoihimme adessive ladollamme ladoillamme ablative ladoltamme ladoiltamme allative ladollemme ladoillemme essive latonamme latoinamme translative ladoksemme ladoiksemme abessive ladottamme ladoittamme instructive — — comitative — latoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative latonne latonne accusative nom. latonne latonne gen. latonne genitive latonne latojenne partitive latoanne latojanne inessive ladossanne ladoissanne elative ladostanne ladoistanne illative latoonne latoihinne adessive ladollanne ladoillanne ablative ladoltanne ladoiltanne allative ladollenne ladoillenne essive latonanne latoinanne translative ladoksenne ladoiksenne abessive ladottanne ladoittanne instructive — — comitative — latoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative latonsa latonsa accusative nom. latonsa latonsa gen. latonsa genitive latonsa latojensa partitive latoaan latoansa latojaan latojansa inessive ladossaan ladossansa ladoissaan ladoissansa elative ladostaan ladostansa ladoistaan ladoistansa illative latoonsa latoihinsa adessive ladollaan ladollansa ladoillaan ladoillansa ablative ladoltaan ladoltansa ladoiltaan ladoiltansa allative ladolleen ladollensa ladoilleen ladoillensa essive latonaan latonansa latoinaan latoinansa translative ladokseen ladoksensa ladoikseen ladoiksensa abessive ladottaan ladottansa ladoittaan ladoittansa instructive — — comitative — latoineen latoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• heinälato
• latokartano
• Latokaski
• Latomaa
• latomeri
• Latomäki
• latotanssit

 

Further reading

• “lato”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• laot, loat, olat, talo, tola

Galician

Verb

lato

1. first-person singular present indicative of latar
2. first-person singular present indicative of latir

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: là‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin lātus (“side”, “flank”).

Noun

lato m (plural lati)

1. side

Related terms

• allato
• laterale

 

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

lato (feminine lata, masculine plural lati, feminine plural late)

1. (literary, rare) wide, broad

   Synonyms: ampio, largo

   Antonym: stretto

2. (literary, figurative) broad (of a meaning)

   In senso lato. ― In a broad sense.

Derived terms

• latamente

Anagrams

• alto, alto-, talo

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěto (“summer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.tɔ/
• Rhymes: -atɔ
• Syllabification: la‧to

Noun

lato n

1. summer

See also

Seasons in Kashubian · cządë rokù (layout · text) · category
zymk (“spring”)	lato (“summer”)	jeséń (“autumn”)	zëma (“winter”)

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “lato”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[2]
• “lato”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Latin

Adjective

lātō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lātus

References

• lato in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “lato”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “lato”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěto (“summer”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁tom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.tɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atɔ
• Syllabification: la‧to
• Homophone: Lato

Noun

lato n (diminutive latko)

1. summer (hottest season of the year)
2. (in the plural lata) years, suppletive plural form for rok

Declension

Declension of lato

	singular	plural
nominative	lato	lata
genitive	lata	lat
dative	latu	latom
accusative	lato	lata
instrumental	latem	latami
locative	lecie	latach
vocative	lato	lata

Derived terms

adjectives

• latosi
• leciwy
• letni
• letniskowy

 

adverbs

• latoś
• letnio

 

nouns

• babie lato
• letnik
• letniość
• letnisko
• śródlecie

 

See also

Seasons in Polish · pory roku (layout · text) · category
wiosna (“spring”)	lato (“summer”)	jesień (“autumn”)	zima (“winter”)

Further reading

• lato in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lato in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.tu/

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: la‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin lātus (“wide”), from earlier stlātus (“stretched out, extended”).

Adjective

lato (feminine lata, masculine plural latos, feminine plural latas, comparable)

1. broad, wide

   Synonyms: amplo, extensivo

   • 2015, Joana Rita, Café Central, Revista Gerador Numero 3, page 45

     Alexandre, mas o conceito de arte não é suficientemente lato para que caibas nele?

     Alexandre, but isn't the concept of art so broad that you could fit into it?

Etymology 2

Verb

lato

1. first-person singular present indicative of latir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlato/ [ˈla.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: la‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin lātus.

Adjective

lato (feminine lata, masculine plural latos, feminine plural latas)

1. dilated, expanded, extended

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lato

1. first-person singular present indicative of latir

Further reading

• “lato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *latuq (“edible seaweed sp.”). Compare Cebuano lato, Waray-Waray lato, and Malay latuh.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈto/ [lɐˈt̪o], /laˈtoʔ/ [lɐˈt̪oʔ]
• Rhymes: -o, -oʔ
• Syllabification: la‧to

Noun

lató or latô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜆᜓ)

1. sea grape (Caulerpa lentillifera or Caulerpa racemosa)

Further reading

• “lato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• laot, taol, talo, atlo, olat

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *latuq.

Noun

latô

1. edible alga growing in rocky and sandy beaches