"laat" meaning in Afrikaans

See laat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lɑːt/ Forms: later [attributive], laaste [comparative], laatste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch laat, from Middle Dutch laet, from Old Dutch *lat, from Proto-Germanic *lataz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|laat}} Dutch laat, {{inh|af|dum|laet}} Middle Dutch laet, {{inh|af|odt|*lat}} Old Dutch *lat, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*lataz}} Proto-Germanic *lataz Head templates: {{af-adj|later|laaste}} laat (attributive later, comparative laaste, superlative laatste)
  1. late (not early)
    Sense id: en-laat-af-adj-I5di0DjH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /lɑːt/ Forms: laat [present], latende [participle, present], gelaat [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch laten, from Middle Dutch laten, from Old Dutch lātan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|laten}} Dutch laten, {{inh|af|dum|laten}} Middle Dutch laten, {{inh|af|odt|lātan}} Old Dutch lātan, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*lētaną}} Proto-Germanic *lētaną Head templates: {{af-verb|latende}} laat (present laat, present participle latende, past participle gelaat)
  1. (auxiliary, with object) to cause to, to make; forms a causative phrase. Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-laat-af-verb-PY3-cP0B
  2. (auxiliary, with (usually first-person) object) to let; forms a cohortative phrase. Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-laat-af-verb-GShJ5WMQ Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 28 23 13 29
  3. (auxiliary, with object) to may, to let; forms a optative phrase. Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-laat-af-verb-imcdybo3 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 28 23 13 29
  4. (copulative) to leave, to cause to remain in the same position or state Tags: copulative
    Sense id: en-laat-af-verb-Euq~5TYH Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 28 23 13 29
  5. (auxiliary, with object) to let, to allow to Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-laat-af-verb-Zup9R2NF Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 28 23 13 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for laat meaning in Afrikaans (5.1kB)

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