lua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Malay luah).

Verb

lua

  1. to vomit

Hawaiian

Hawaiian cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two
  2. second
  3. double

Noun

lua

  1. duplicate
  2. companion
  3. a traditional Hawaiian type of fighting

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Malay lubang).

Noun

lua

  1. pit, hole
  2. toilet

Irish

Noun

lua m (genitive singular as substantive lua, genitive as verbal noun luaite)

  1. verbal noun of luaigh
  2. mention; citation, reference

Declension

As verbal noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin lūna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlua]

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

  1. (Gascony) moon

Portuguese

lua

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lũa, from Latin lūna (“moon”), from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lowksneh₂, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Cognate with Galician lúa, Catalan lluna, French lune, Italian luna, Occitan luna, Romanian lună and Spanish luna.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlu.ɐ/, [ˈl̪u.ə̤]
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlu.a/, [ˈl̪u.a̤], /ˈlu.ɐ/, [ˈl̪u.ɐ̤]
  • Rhymes: -uɐ

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

  1. moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)
    Hoje, a lua está muito brilhante.
    The moon is very bright tonight.
  2. (astronomy) moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)
    Marte tem duas luas, Fobos e Deimos.
    Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • (regional, Banat) luva

Etymology

From older luva, from Latin levāre (“to lift”), present active infinitive of levō. Compare Aromanian ljeau, loari, Dalmatian levur, Neapolitan luvà. The loss of the initial -l- in some forms of the verb also occurs in such words as ierta, iepure, etc. Compare also Vulgar Latin *ablevāre, whence possibly Friulian jevâ, Albanian blej.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [luˈa]
  • Rhymes: -a

Verb

a lua (third-person singular present ia, past participle luat) 1st conj.

  1. To take.
    Aș dori să iau prânzul cu tine.
    I would like to have lunch with you.
    Ia-mă cu tine.
    Take me with you.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two
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