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la.

at, in

2 characters1 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

prep/la/
  1. at, in

    with-accusative
    Suntem la Paris.
  2. to, towards

    with-accusative
Where this word comes from

From Latin illac.

verb/la/
  1. to wash (especially the head)

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Latin lavāre, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). The form la developed from an older lăa, which itself is from an older lăua. The Transylvanian variant lăia is derived from one.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.