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loar

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Breton

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Etymology

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From Old Breton loir, from Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr, from Proto-Celtic *lugrā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“light”). Cognate with Cornish loor and Welsh lloer.

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loar f

  1. moon

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese loar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), earlier louar, from Latin laudāre, present active infinitive of laudō (“I praise”), from laus (“praise”). Cognate with Portuguese louvar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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loar (first-person singular present loo, first-person singular preterite loei, past participle loado)

  1. to commend, praise
    Synonyms: eloxiar, gabar
    • 1434, M. Mar Graña Cid, editor, Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500), page 364:
      Primeiramente mando minna alma a Deus Padre que he Santa Triindade, tres personas en hun vocavelo et en una esençia divina que he Padre et Fillo et Espiritu Santo, que El por la sua santa misericordia et por la propia sua propiadade que el senpre ha de se a merçear que quera minna alma saluar et leuar ao seu santo reigno onde eu senpre posa loar con os seus santos et por lo aviimento do seu Fillo Ihesu Christo et por la sua saudabele morte et resurreyçon a minna alma seia salua et libre dos pecados
      Firt, I send my soul to God the Father, who is the Holy Trinity, three person in a vocable and a divine essence who is Father and Son and Holy Spirit, because Him, because of His Divine Mercy and because of His own propriety [?], that He always has; to have mercy, and to save my soul and take it to his holy kingdom where I could forever praise [Him] with His saints, and for the coming of His Son Jesus Christ, because of whose death and resurrection my soul is safe and free of sin
  2. to eulogize
    Synonym: eloxiar

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of loar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal loar
Personal loar loares loar loarmos loardes loaren
Gerund
loando
Past participle
Masculine loado loados
Feminine loada loadas
Indicative
Present loo loas loa loamos loades loan
Imperfect loaba loabas loaba loabamos loabades loaban
Preterite loei loaches loou loamos loastes loaron
Pluperfect loara loaras loara loaramos loarades loaran
Future loarei loarás loará loaremos loaredes loarán
Conditional loaría loarías loaría loariamos loariades loarían
Subjunctive
Present loe loes loe loemos loedes loen
Imperfect loase loases loase loásemos loásedes loasen
Future loar loares loar loarmos loardes loaren
Imperative
Affirmative loa loe loemos loade loen
Negative (non) non loes non loe non loemos non loedes non loen
    Reintegrated conjugation of loar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal loar
Personal loar loares loar loarmos loardes loarem
Gerund
loando
Past participle
Masculine loado loados
Feminine loada loadas
Indicative
Present loo loas loa loamos loades, loais loam
Imperfect loava loavas loava loávamos loávades, loáveis, loávais1 loavam
Preterite loei loaste, loache1 loou loamos loastes loárom, loaram
Pluperfect loara loaras loara loáramos loárades, loáreis, loárais1 loaram
Future loarei loarás loará loaremos loaredes, loareis loarám, loarão
Conditional loaria loarias loaria loaríamos loaríades, loaríeis, loaríais1 loariam
Subjunctive
Present loe loes loe loemos loedes, loeis loem
Imperfect loasse loasses loasse loássemos loássedes, loásseis loassem
Future loar loares loar loarmos loardes loarem
Imperative
Affirmative loa loe loemos loade, loai loem
Negative (nom) nom loes nom loe nom loemos nom loedes, nom loeis nom loem

1Less recommended.

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Ladino

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Etymology

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From Spanish loar from Old Spanish laudar, from Latin laudāre.

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loar (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לואר)

  1. to praise, give thanks
    אי טי לוארי קון לה ארפה ,דייו מי דייו.
    Y te loare kon la arpa, Dio, mi Dio.
    And I shall praise you upon the harp, God, my God.

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier louar, from Latin laudāre (“to praise”), derived from laus (“praise”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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loar

  1. to praise

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of loar
infinitive simple loar
compound infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
gerund simple loando
compound gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
past participle singular plural
masculine loado loados
feminine loada loadas
present participle loante loantes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mood eu
ei 		tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present loo loas loa loamos loades loan
imperfect loava loavas loava loavamos, loávamos loavades, loávades loavan
preterite loei loaste, loasche, loache loou loamos loastes loaron
pluperfect loara loaras loara loaramos, loáramos loarades, loárades loaran
future loarei loarás loará loaremos loaredes loarán
conditional loaria loarias loaria loariamos, loaríamos loariades, loaríades loarian
compound
tenses 		present perfect present of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
present imperfect imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
past anterior preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
pluperfect simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
future perfect future of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
conditional perfect conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
subjunctive mood eu
ei 		tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present loe loes loe loemos loedes loen
preterite loasse loasses loasse loássemos loássedes loassen
future loar loares loar loarmos loardes loaren
compound
tenses 		present perfect present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
pluperfect preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
future perfect future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 past participle
imperative mood — tu vossa mercee nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		—
affirmative — loa loe loemos loade —
negative — non loes non loe non loemos non loedes —
personal infinitive eu
ei 		tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
loar loares loar loarmos loardes loaren

1 Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well.

2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

Descendants

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  • Galician: loar, louvar
  • Portuguese: loar, louvar
  • → Mirandese: lhoubar

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese louvar, loar, from earlier louar, from Latin laudāre (“to praise”), from laus (“praise”).

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Verb

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loar (first-person singular present loo, first-person singular preterite loei, past participle loado)

  1. Alternative form of louvar

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of loar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal loar
Personal loar loares loar loarmos loardes loarem
Gerund
loando
Past participle
Masculine loado loados
Feminine loada loadas
Indicative
Present loo, lôo1 loas loa loamos loais loam
Imperfect loava loavas loava loávamos loáveis loavam
Preterite loei loaste loou loamos2, loámos3 loastes loaram
Pluperfect loara loaras loara loáramos loáreis loaram
Future loarei loarás loará loaremos loareis loarão
Conditional loaria loarias loaria loaríamos loaríeis loariam
Subjunctive
Present loe loes loe loemos loeis loem
Imperfect loasse loasses loasse loássemos loásseis loassem
Future loar loares loar loarmos loardes loarem
Imperative
Affirmative loa loe loemos loai loem
Negative (não) não loes não loe não loemos não loeis não loem

1Superseded.
2Brazilian Portuguese.
3European Portuguese.

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Etymology

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From Latin laudāre, possibly borrowed via French or Catalan, considering that the usual word in Spanish has always been alabar. Doublet of laudar, which was borrowed from Latin and found already in Old Spanish.

Verb

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loar (first-person singular present loo, first-person singular preterite loé, past participle loado)

  1. (transitive) to praise
    Synonym: alabar

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of loar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive loar
gerund loando
past participle masculine feminine
singular loado loada
plural loados loadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present loo loastú
loásvos 		loa loamos loáis loan
imperfect loaba loabas loaba loábamos loabais loaban
preterite loé loaste loó loamos loasteis loaron
future loaré loarás loará loaremos loaréis loarán
conditional loaría loarías loaría loaríamos loaríais loarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present loe loestú
loésvos2 		loe loemos loéis loen
imperfect
(ra) 		loara loaras loara loáramos loarais loaran
imperfect
(se) 		loase loases loase loásemos loaseis loasen
future1 loare loares loare loáremos loareis loaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative loatú
loávos 		loe loemos load loen
negative no loes no loe no loemos no loéis no loen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of loar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive loar
dative loarme loarte loarle, loarse loarnos loaros loarles, loarse
accusative loarme loarte loarlo, loarla, loarse loarnos loaros loarlos, loarlas, loarse
with gerund loando
dative loándome loándote loándole, loándose loándonos loándoos loándoles, loándose
accusative loándome loándote loándolo, loándola, loándose loándonos loándoos loándolos, loándolas, loándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative loa
dative lóame lóate lóale lóanos not used lóales
accusative lóame lóate lóalo, lóala lóanos not used lóalos, lóalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative loá
dative loame loate loale loanos not used loales
accusative loame loate loalo, loala loanos not used loalos, loalas
with formal second-person singular imperative loe
dative lóeme not used lóele, lóese lóenos not used lóeles
accusative lóeme not used lóelo, lóela, lóese lóenos not used lóelos, lóelas
with first-person plural imperative loemos
dative not used loémoste loémosle loémonos loémoos loémosles
accusative not used loémoste loémoslo, loémosla loémonos loémoos loémoslos, loémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative load
dative loadme not used loadle loadnos loaos loadles
accusative loadme not used loadlo, loadla loadnos loaos loadlos, loadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative loen
dative lóenme not used lóenle lóennos not used lóenles, lóense
accusative lóenme not used lóenlo, lóenla lóennos not used lóenlos, lóenlas, lóense
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Noun

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loar

  1. indefinite plural of lo
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