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tris
English
Alternative forms 1
- tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, tris buffer, THAM
- trometamol, tromethamine (used for drugs)
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??s/
- Rhymes: -?s
- Homophone: Tris
Noun
tris (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A flammable compound which forms a corrosive solution in water and is used as a buffer and emulsifying agent.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??s/
- Rhymes: -?s
- Homophone: Tris
Noun
tris (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A phosphoric acid ester C9H15Br6O4P formerly used to flameproof clothes and especially children's nightclothes until it was found to cause cancer in animals.
Etymology 3
From tri +? -s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?a?z/
- Rhymes: -a?z
- Homophone: tries
Noun
tris
- plural of tri
References
- “tris”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “tris”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Anagrams
- ISTR, RTIs, Rist, STIR, rits, sirt, stir
French
Pronunciation
Noun
tris m
- plural of tri
Anagrams
- tirs
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese três. Cognate with Kabuverdianu tres.
Numeral
tris
- three (3)
Italian
Noun
tris m (invariable)
- prile
- (card games, poker) three of a kind
- trio (three varieties as a unit)
Anagrams
- stri
Old Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?r?is/
Adjective
tris
- third
Inflection
Usually uninflected, but sometimes as an o/?-stem:
Descendants
- Middle Irish: tres
- Irish: treas
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “2 tress”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trí?s/
Noun
tr?s m inan
- (poker) three of a kind
See also
Spanish
Noun
tris m (plural tris)
- crack (sound)
Derived terms
- en un tris
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lat
English
Etymology 1
From Hindi ??? (l??, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), ??? (l??h, “long staff; cudgel”), etc.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l??t/
- Rhymes: -??t
Noun
lat (plural lats)
- (weaponry, rare) A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.
- (architecture) A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.
- 1801, "Miscellaneous Tracts" in the Asiatic Annual Register, p. 313:
- A high pillar of stone called Bheem-lat, or the Tealee, or oilman's lat or staff.
- 1801, "Miscellaneous Tracts" in the Asiatic Annual Register, p. 313:
Alternative forms
- lât, l?t
Etymology 2
Clipped form of latrine (q.v.).
Noun
lat (plural lats)
- (Britain slang, usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.
- 1927, William Edward Collinson, Contemporary English, p. 92:
- At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines).
- 1940, M. Marples, Public School Slang, p. 112:
- Other synonyms [sc. for lavatories] are rears, lats... and dubs.
- 1927, William Edward Collinson, Contemporary English, p. 92:
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:bathroom
Etymology 3
From Latvian lats, a clipping of Latvija (“Latvia”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l??t/
- (US) IPA(key): /l?t/
Noun
lat (plural lats)
- (historical numismatics) The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound.
- (historical numismatics) The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.
- A coin or bill of either currency.
Synonyms
- lats sg
Hyponyms
- (1/100 lat): santim
Translations
Etymology 4
Clipping of latissimus (q.v.).
Noun
lat (plural lats)
- (slang, usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle.
Etymology 5
Clipping of latitude (q.v.).
Pronunciation
- enPR: l?t, IPA(key): /læt/
- Rhymes: -æt
Noun
lat (plural lats)
- (slang) latitude
Coordinate terms
- long
See also
- lat.
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams
- ATL, Alt, Alt., Atl., LTA, TLA, Tal, alt, alt-, alt.
A-Pucikwar
Etymology
From Proto-Great Andamanese *lat
Adjective
lat
- afraid
Noun
lat
- fear
References
- Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 19 (2009)
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch lat, from Middle Dutch latte, from Old Dutch *latta, from Proto-Germanic *latt?, *laþþ?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lat/
Noun
lat (plural latte, diminutive latjie)
- A slate, a lath.
- (informal) A chap, a bloke, a dude.
- (informal) A penis, a dick.
Derived terms
- kleilat
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- latu
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin l?tus; cf. Romanian lat.
Adjective
lat
- wide
Synonyms
- largu
Czech
Noun
lat
- genitive plural of lata
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch latte, from Old Dutch *latta, from Proto-Germanic *latt?, *laþþ?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?t/
- Hyphenation: lat
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
lat f (plural latten, diminutive latje n)
- A slate, a lath.
- A specifically, the common shortening of meetlat: flat ruler, yardstick.
Derived terms
- meetlat
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lat
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Anagrams
- alt, tal
Friulian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin lactem (“milk”, masculine or feminine accusative), from Latin lac (“milk”, neuter).
Noun
lat m (plural lats)
- milk
Related terms
- latâ
- latâr
- latuie
See also
- molzi
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?t]
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From German Lot.
Noun
lat (plural latok)
- (archaic, unit of measure) half an ounce
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
lat (plural latok)
- lat (the floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro)
Declension
References
Further reading
- (unit of measure): lat in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse latr.
Adjective
lat (neuter singular lat, definite singular and plural late, comparative latere, indefinite superlative latest, definite superlative lateste)
- lazy
Etymology 2
Verb
lat
- imperative of late
References
- “lat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse latr.
Adjective
lat (neuter singular lat or latt, definite singular and plural late, comparative latare, indefinite superlative latast, definite superlative lataste)
- lazy
Etymology 2
Verb
lat
- imperative of late
References
- “lat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lat/
Etymology 1
Univerbation of la (“with”) +? tú (“you sg”)
Pronoun
lat
- second-person singular of la (“with”)
Etymology 2
Univerbation of la (“with”) +? do (“your sg”)
Determiner
lat (triggers lenition)
- with your sg
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lat/
Noun
lat n
- genitive plural of lata (“years”)
- genitive plural of lato
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lat/
Etymology 1
From Latin l?tus (“wide”), from earlier stl?tus, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh?- (“to stretch out, extend, spread”) or *stelh?- (“broad”).
Adjective
lat m or n (feminine singular lat?, masculine plural la?i, feminine and neuter plural late)
- wide, broad
Declension
Derived terms
- l??i
Etymology 2
From Latin latus (“side”).
Noun
lat n (plural laturi)
- the wide part of an object
Related terms
- latur?
See also
- l??ime
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish later, from Old Norse latr, from Proto-Germanic *lataz, from Proto-Indo-European *l?(y)d-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lat (comparative latare, superlative latast)
- lazy
Declension
Derived terms
- lata sig
Noun
lat c
- (rare) A habit, custom
Declension
Synonyms
- vana
Derived terms
- olat
See also
- last
Anagrams
- tal
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse latr, from Proto-Germanic *lataz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?t/
- Rhymes: -á?t
Adjective
lat (comparative latänä, superlative latest)
- Lazy.
Derived terms
- latn
- latstöling
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