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laic
English
Alternative forms
- laick (obsolete)
Etymology
From French laïque, from Latin la?cus (“common people”), from Ancient Greek ???? (laós). Doublet of lay.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?le?.?k/
- Rhymes: -e??k
Noun
laic (plural laics)
- A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
Adjective
laic (comparative more laic, superlative most laic)
- Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
- And in conclusion it reflects to the disrepute of our ministers ... [that] they should still be frequented with such an unprincipled, unedified and laic rabble, as that the whiff of every new pamphlet should stagger them out of their catechism and Christian walking.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
Anagrams
- -ical, Cail, Cali, Laci
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin laicus, from Ancient Greek ???? (laós). Doublet of llec.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?lajk/
Adjective
laic (feminine laica, masculine plural laics, feminine plural laiques)
- laic, secular
Noun
laic m (plural laics, feminine laica)
- layperson
Further reading
- “laic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “laic” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “laic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “laic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Iu Mien
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-rajH (“sharp”). Cognate with White Hmong zuag.
Adjective
laic
- sharp
Romanian
Etymology
From French laïque, from Latin laicus.
Adjective
laic m or n (feminine singular laic?, masculine plural laici, feminine and neuter plural laice)
- secular
Declension
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lair
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l??/
- (US) IPA(key): /l???/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophone: layer (one pronunciation)
Etymology 1
From Middle English leir, leire, lair, lare, from Old English le?er (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legr?, from Proto-Indo-European *leg?-.
Noun
lair (plural lairs)
- A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
- (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21
- ...Van Helsing stood up and said, "Now, my dear friends, we go forth to our terrible enterprise. Are we all armed, as we were on that night when first we visited our enemy's lair. Armed against ghostly as well as carnal attack?"
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21
- (Britain dialectal) A bed or resting place.
- (Scotland) A grave; a cemetery plot. [from c. 1420]
Synonyms
- (of an animal): burrow (of some smaller mammals), den (of a lion or tiger), holt (of an otter)
- (of a criminal): den, hide-out
Derived terms
- (grave): lair-stone (“tombstone”)
Translations
Verb
lair (third-person singular simple present lairs, present participle lairing, simple past and past participle laired)
- (Britain) To rest; to dwell.
- (Britain) To lay down.
- (Britain) To bury.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse leir (“clay, mud”). Compare Icelandic leir (“clay”).
Noun
lair (plural lairs)
- (Scotland) A bog; a mire.
Verb
lair (third-person singular simple present lairs, present participle lairing, simple past and past participle laired)
- (transitive, Scotland) To mire.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To become mired.
Etymology 3
Backformation from lairy.
Noun
lair (plural lairs)
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.
References
- Wright, Joseph (1902) The English Dialect Dictionary?[3], volume 3, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pages 505–506
- “lair” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Anagrams
- aril, lari, liar, lira, rail, rial
Manx
Noun
lair f
- Alternative form of laair
Scots
Etymology
From Old English l?r (“instruction”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lair/
- Rhymes: -er
Noun
lair (plural lairs)
- lore
- "Ower mony a fair-farrant an rare beuk o precious lair" (second line of "The Raven" translated into Scots).
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