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law
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: lô, IPA(key): /l??/
- Rhymes: -??
- (US) enPR: lô, IPA(key): /l?/
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: lä, IPA(key): /l?/
- Homophone: la (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
- Homophone: lore (in non-rhotic accents with the horse-hoarse merger)
Etymology 1
From Middle English lawe, la?e, from Old English lagu (“law”), from Old Norse l?g (“law”, literally “things laid down or fixed”), originally the plural of lag (“layer, stratum, a laying in order, measure, stroke”), from Proto-Germanic *lag? (“that which is laid down”), from Proto-Indo-European *leg?- (“to lie”). Cognate with Icelandic lög (“things laid down, law”), Swedish lag (“law”), Danish lov (“law”). Replaced Old English ? and ?esetnes. More at lay. Unrelated to French loi nor Spanish ley, since they both derive from *le?- (“to gather”).
Noun
law (countable and uncountable, plural laws)
- The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
- The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
- Common law, as contrasted with equity.
- The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
- A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
- (more generally) A rule, such as:
- Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
- A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
- A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)
- 1992 March 2, Richard Preston, The New Yorker, "The Mountains of Pi":
- Observing pi is easier than studying physical phenomena, because you can prove things in mathematics, whereas you can’t prove anything in physics. And, unfortunately, the laws of physics change once every generation.
- 1992 March 2, Richard Preston, The New Yorker, "The Mountains of Pi":
- (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
- Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.
- (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
- Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
- The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
- (informal) A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
- The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
- Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
- Litigation, legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
- (now uncommon) An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
- (fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
- (law, chiefly historical) An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
law (third-person singular simple present laws, present participle lawing, simple past and past participle lawed)
- (obsolete) To work as a lawyer; to practice law.
- (transitive, intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.
- 1860, George Eliot (Mary Anne Lewes), The Mill on the Floss:
- Your husband's [...] so given to lawing, they say. I doubt he'll leave you poorly off when he dies.
- 1860, George Eliot (Mary Anne Lewes), The Mill on the Floss:
- (nonstandard) To rule over (with a certain effect) by law; govern.
- (informal) To enforce the law.
- To subject to legal restrictions.
See also
- Appendix:Legal terms
- Appendix:Glossary of legal terms
- Category:Law
- lawe
Etymology 2
From Middle English lawe, from Old English hl?w (“burial mound”). Also spelled low.
Noun
law (plural laws)
- (obsolete) A tumulus of stones.
- (Scotland and Northern England, archaic) A hill.
Etymology 3
Compare la.
Interjection
law
- (dated) An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.
References
Etymology in ODS
Anagrams
- AWL, WAL, WLA, Wal., awl, lwa
Khumi Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khlaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-la. Cognates include Tibetan ???? (zla ba) and Burmese ? (la.).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??/
Noun
law
- moon
- month
References
- R. Shafer (1944) , “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, issue 2, page 422
- K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin?[1], Payap University, page 42
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *l?v?, from Proto-Indo-European *lewo-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /law/
Noun
law m (diminutive lawk, feminine equivalent lawowka)
- lion (Panthera leo)
Declension
Derived terms
- lawica
- lawik
- lawowy
Further reading
- law in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
- law in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
Middle English
Noun
law
- Alternative form of lawe
Scots
Noun
law (plural laws)
- law
- rounded hill (usually conical, frequently isolated or conspicuous)
Sranan Tongo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lau?/
Verb
law
- To be crazy
- To drive somebody crazy
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *l?v?, from Proto-Indo-European *lewo-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lau?/
Noun
law m
- lion (Panthera leo)
Declension
Derived terms
- lawica, lawjace/-a/-y, lawowe/-a/-y
Welsh
Noun
law
- Soft mutation of glaw (“rain”).
Mutation
Noun
law
- Soft mutation of llaw (“hand”).
Mutation
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plan
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French plan (“a ground-plot of a building”), from plan (“flat”), a later form of the vernacular plain, from Latin planus (“flat, plane”); see plain, plane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plæn/, [p?l?æn]
- (US regional) IPA(key): [pl??n]
- Rhymes: -æn
Noun
plan (plural plans)
- A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
- A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
- A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
- Synonym: floor plan
- A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Rob Roy's Grave
- The simple plan, / That they should take who have the power, / And they should keep who can.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Rob Roy's Grave
- A subscription to a service.
Usage notes
- A plan ("set of intended actions") can be developed, executed, implemented, ignored, abandoned, scrapped, changed, etc.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ??? (puran)
Translations
Verb
plan (third-person singular simple present plans, present participle planning, simple past and past participle planned)
- (transitive) To design (a building, machine, etc.).
- (transitive) To create a plan for.
- (intransitive) To intend.
- (intransitive) To make a plan.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- plan in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- plan in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Azerbaijani
Noun
plan (definite accusative plan?, plural planlar)
- plan (set of intended actions), scheme
- draft, plan, scheme, contrivance, road map
- layout
Declension
Derived terms
- planla?d?rmaq
Further reading
- “plan” in Obastan.com.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?n/
- Hyphenation: plan
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French plan, from Middle French plant.
Noun
plan n (plural plannen, diminutive plannetje n)
- A set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
- A technical drawing.
- A detailed map of a relatively small area, such as a building or settlement.
- Synonym: plattegrond
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: plan
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
plan
- first-person singular present indicative of plannen
- imperative of plannen
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl??/
- Homophones: plans, plant, plants
Etymology 1
From earlier plant, derived from the verb planter. Doublet of plant. Or from Latin planus
Noun
plan m (plural plans)
- plan
- map (schematic maps of streets, subways, etc.)
- plane (both flat surface and mathematical plane)
- (film) shot
- (slang, dated) A small case inserted in the rectum in order to hide one's valuables from a full-body search.
Derived terms
Descendants
- German: Plan
- Norwegian Bokmål: plan
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin pl?nus. Doublet of plain, which was inherited, and piano.
Adjective
plan (feminine singular plane, masculine plural plans, feminine plural planes)
- planar
Derived terms
- lichen plan
Further reading
- “plan” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin pl?nus.
Adjective
plan
- flat, level, plane
Related terms
- planc
See also
- plac
- vualîf
Noun
plan m (plural plans)
- plane
- plan
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?nus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?n
Adjective
plan (comparative planer, superlative am plansten)
- (technical) planar, flat
- (archaic) plain, forthright
Declension
Derived terms
- planlegen
See also
- Plan
Further reading
- “plan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “plan” in Duden online
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch plan, from French plan (“a ground-plot of a building”), from plan (“flat”), a later form of the vernacular plain, from Latin planus (“flat, plane”). Doublet of pelan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plan/, [?plan], [p???lan]
- Hyphenation: plan
Noun
plan
- plan, a set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
- Synonym: rencana
Alternative forms
- pelan (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “plan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Plan (“project, plan”), from French plan, from Latin pl?num (“plain, level ground”), from pl?nus (“flat, even, level”), from Proto-Italic *pl?nos, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh?-no-s (“flattened”), from *pleh?- (“flat”).
Noun
plan m (definite singular planen, indefinite plural planer, definite plural planene)
- a plan
- a level or plane
Derived terms
References
- “plan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pla?n/ (example of pronunciation)
Etymology 1
From German Plan, from Latin pl?num.
Noun
plan n (definite singular planet, indefinite plural plan, definite plural plana)
- plane
- level
Derived terms
- planovergang
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
plan m (definite singular planen, indefinite plural planar, definite plural planane)
- a plan
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Latin planus.
Adjective
plan (masculine and feminine plan, neuter plant, definite singular and plural plane, comparative planare, indefinite superlative planast, definite superlative planaste)
- plane, flat
References
- “plan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pla/
Noun
plan m (plural plans)
- plan (a drawing showing technical details of a building)
- plan (a set of intended actions)
Adjective
plan m (feminine singular plana, masculine plural plans, feminine plural planas)
- flat
- Synonym: planièr
Adverb
plan
- well
- Antonym: mal
- very, quite
- Synonym: fòrça
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 754.
Polish
Etymology
From German Plan, from French plan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plan/
Noun
plan m inan
- plan
- set (scenery for a film or play)
Declension
Further reading
- plan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French plan, from Latin planus.
Adjective
plan m or n (feminine singular plan?, masculine plural plani, feminine and neuter plural plane)
- plan
- (geometry) plane
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Plan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plâ?n/
- Rhymes: -â?n
Noun
pl?n m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- plan
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From plano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?plan/, [?plãn]
Noun
plan m (plural planes)
- plan
- scheme (systematic plan of future action)
- Synonyms: régimen, sistema
- intention
- (colloquial) mood
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Basque: plan
Further reading
- “plan” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
plan (comparative planare, superlative planast)
- flat; horizontal (of a surface)
Declension
Noun
plan n
- (mathematics) a plane; flat surface.
- a plane; level of existence
- an aeroplane
- Synonym: flygplan
- a plaza
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- sluttande plan
- lutande plan
Noun
plan c
- a drawing showing how to construct a building, machine, etc.
- a set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
Declension
Derived terms
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [plan]
Noun
plan (nominative plural plans)
- plant (botany)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
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