lauw

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch lâeu, from Old Dutch *lāo, from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lauw (comparative lauwer, superlative lauwst)

  1. lukewarm (temperature)
  2. cold, indifferent
  3. (informal) nice, cool, chill

Declension

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Declension of lauw
uninflected lauw
inflected lauwe
comparative lauwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial lauw lauwer het lauwst
het lauwste
indefinite m./f. sing. lauwe lauwere lauwste
n. sing. lauw lauwer lauwste
plural lauwe lauwere lauwste
definite lauwe lauwere lauwste
partitive lauws lauwers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Aukan: law
  • Papiamentu: lauw, louw (dated)