laho

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laho, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (“fallen tree”), compare Old Norse lág (“lying tree”). Doublet of lieka and lieko

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑho/, [ˈlɑ̝ɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑho
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ho

Adjective

laho (comparative lahompi, superlative lahoin)

1. (of wood) rotten

Declension

Inflection of laho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		laho	lahot
genitive		lahon	lahojen
partitive		lahoa	lahoja
illative		lahoon	lahoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laho	lahot
accusative	nom.	laho	lahot
	gen.	lahon
genitive		lahon	lahojen
partitive		lahoa	lahoja
inessive		lahossa	lahoissa
elative		lahosta	lahoista
illative		lahoon	lahoihin
adessive		laholla	lahoilla
ablative		laholta	lahoilta
allative		laholle	lahoille
essive		lahona	lahoina
translative		lahoksi	lahoiksi
abessive		lahotta	lahoitta
instructive		—	lahoin
comitative		—	lahoine

Possessive forms of laho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lahoni lahoni accusative nom. lahoni lahoni gen. lahoni genitive lahoni lahojeni partitive lahoani lahojani inessive lahossani lahoissani elative lahostani lahoistani illative lahooni lahoihini adessive lahollani lahoillani ablative laholtani lahoiltani allative laholleni lahoilleni essive lahonani lahoinani translative lahokseni lahoikseni abessive lahottani lahoittani instructive — — comitative — lahoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lahosi lahosi accusative nom. lahosi lahosi gen. lahosi genitive lahosi lahojesi partitive lahoasi lahojasi inessive lahossasi lahoissasi elative lahostasi lahoistasi illative lahoosi lahoihisi adessive lahollasi lahoillasi ablative laholtasi lahoiltasi allative lahollesi lahoillesi essive lahonasi lahoinasi translative lahoksesi lahoiksesi abessive lahottasi lahoittasi instructive — — comitative — lahoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lahomme lahomme accusative nom. lahomme lahomme gen. lahomme genitive lahomme lahojemme partitive lahoamme lahojamme inessive lahossamme lahoissamme elative lahostamme lahoistamme illative lahoomme lahoihimme adessive lahollamme lahoillamme ablative laholtamme lahoiltamme allative lahollemme lahoillemme essive lahonamme lahoinamme translative lahoksemme lahoiksemme abessive lahottamme lahoittamme instructive — — comitative — lahoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lahonne lahonne accusative nom. lahonne lahonne gen. lahonne genitive lahonne lahojenne partitive lahoanne lahojanne inessive lahossanne lahoissanne elative lahostanne lahoistanne illative lahoonne lahoihinne adessive lahollanne lahoillanne ablative laholtanne lahoiltanne allative lahollenne lahoillenne essive lahonanne lahoinanne translative lahoksenne lahoiksenne abessive lahottanne lahoittanne instructive — — comitative — lahoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lahonsa lahonsa accusative nom. lahonsa lahonsa gen. lahonsa genitive lahonsa lahojensa partitive lahoaan lahoansa lahojaan lahojansa inessive lahossaan lahossansa lahoissaan lahoissansa elative lahostaan lahostansa lahoistaan lahoistansa illative lahoonsa lahoihinsa adessive lahollaan lahollansa lahoillaan lahoillansa ablative laholtaan laholtansa lahoiltaan lahoiltansa allative laholleen lahollensa lahoilleen lahoillensa essive lahonaan lahonansa lahoinaan lahoinansa translative lahokseen lahoksensa lahoikseen lahoiksensa abessive lahottaan lahottansa lahoittaan lahoittansa instructive — — comitative — lahoineen lahoinensa

Noun

laho

1. rotten wood, especially a rotten section of wood in otherwise sound timber

Declension

Inflection of laho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		laho	lahot
genitive		lahon	lahojen
partitive		lahoa	lahoja
illative		lahoon	lahoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laho	lahot
accusative	nom.	laho	lahot
	gen.	lahon
genitive		lahon	lahojen
partitive		lahoa	lahoja
inessive		lahossa	lahoissa
elative		lahosta	lahoista
illative		lahoon	lahoihin
adessive		laholla	lahoilla
ablative		laholta	lahoilta
allative		laholle	lahoille
essive		lahona	lahoina
translative		lahoksi	lahoiksi
abessive		lahotta	lahoitta
instructive		—	lahoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of laho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lahoni lahoni accusative nom. lahoni lahoni gen. lahoni genitive lahoni lahojeni partitive lahoani lahojani inessive lahossani lahoissani elative lahostani lahoistani illative lahooni lahoihini adessive lahollani lahoillani ablative laholtani lahoiltani allative laholleni lahoilleni essive lahonani lahoinani translative lahokseni lahoikseni abessive lahottani lahoittani instructive — — comitative — lahoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lahosi lahosi accusative nom. lahosi lahosi gen. lahosi genitive lahosi lahojesi partitive lahoasi lahojasi inessive lahossasi lahoissasi elative lahostasi lahoistasi illative lahoosi lahoihisi adessive lahollasi lahoillasi ablative laholtasi lahoiltasi allative lahollesi lahoillesi essive lahonasi lahoinasi translative lahoksesi lahoiksesi abessive lahottasi lahoittasi instructive — — comitative — lahoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lahomme lahomme accusative nom. lahomme lahomme gen. lahomme genitive lahomme lahojemme partitive lahoamme lahojamme inessive lahossamme lahoissamme elative lahostamme lahoistamme illative lahoomme lahoihimme adessive lahollamme lahoillamme ablative laholtamme lahoiltamme allative lahollemme lahoillemme essive lahonamme lahoinamme translative lahoksemme lahoiksemme abessive lahottamme lahoittamme instructive — — comitative — lahoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lahonne lahonne accusative nom. lahonne lahonne gen. lahonne genitive lahonne lahojenne partitive lahoanne lahojanne inessive lahossanne lahoissanne elative lahostanne lahoistanne illative lahoonne lahoihinne adessive lahollanne lahoillanne ablative laholtanne lahoiltanne allative lahollenne lahoillenne essive lahonanne lahoinanne translative lahoksenne lahoiksenne abessive lahottanne lahoittanne instructive — — comitative — lahoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lahonsa lahonsa accusative nom. lahonsa lahonsa gen. lahonsa genitive lahonsa lahojensa partitive lahoaan lahoansa lahojaan lahojansa inessive lahossaan lahossansa lahoissaan lahoissansa elative lahostaan lahostansa lahoistaan lahoistansa illative lahoonsa lahoihinsa adessive lahollaan lahollansa lahoillaan lahoillansa ablative laholtaan laholtansa lahoiltaan lahoiltansa allative laholleen lahollensa lahoilleen lahoillensa essive lahonaan lahonansa lahoinaan lahoinansa translative lahokseen lahoksensa lahoikseen lahoiksensa abessive lahottaan lahottansa lahoittaan lahoittansa instructive — — comitative — lahoineen lahoinensa

Derived terms

• juurilaho
• lahokanto
• lahokas
• lahokka
• lahokoira
• lahokuoriainen
• lahonesto
• lahontorjunta
• lahopuu
• lahorusokas
• lahosammal
• lahosuoja
• lahosuoja-aine
• lahota
• lahottaa
• lahouma
• lahous
• lahoutua
• lahovika
• latvalaho
• läpilaho
• rengaslaho
• sydänlaho
• valkolahosieni

 

Further reading

• “laho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Alho, alho, halo

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laho. Cognates include Finnish laho and Veps laho.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑho/, [ˈɫɑho̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑho/, [ˈɫɑho̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑho
• Hyphenation: la‧ho

Noun

laho

1. rotten wood

Adjective

laho (comparative lahomp)

1. rotten

Declension

Declension of laho (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	laho	lahot
genitive	lahon	lahhoin, laholoin
partitive	lahhoa	lahoja, laholoja
illative	lahhoo	lahhoi, laholoihe
inessive	lahos	lahois, laholois
elative	lahost	lahoist, laholoist
allative	laholle	lahoille, laholoille
adessive	lahol	lahoil, laholoil
ablative	laholt	lahoilt, laholoilt
translative	lahoks	lahoiks, laholoiks
essive	lahonna, lahhoon	lahoinna, laholoinna, lahhoin, laholoin
exessive1)	lahont	lahoint, laholoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (rotten): lahokas, (obsolete) mätä

Derived terms

• lahokas

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 244

Simalungun Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *lako, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaw.

Verb

laho

1. to go, to depart

References

• Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 184.

Spanish

Etymology

Backslang of hola

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlao/ [ˈla.o]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Syllabification: la‧ho

Interjection

¡Laho!

1. (back slang, slang, vesre) hello, hi

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, “Rāhu”). Compare Kapampangan lau and Indonesian rahu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlahoʔ/ [ˈlaː.hoʔ] (“eclipse; sudden disappearance; disappearance of emotion”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ahoʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlaho/ [ˈlaː.ho] (“(obsolete) very black cloud”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -aho
• Syllabification: la‧ho

Noun

lahò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜑᜓ)

1. (astronomy) eclipse (of the moon or sun)

   Synonyms: eklipse, limlim

2. sudden or mysterious disappearance
3. disappearance of one's emotion or feeling (of pain, tiredness, etc.)
4. (obsolete) lunar eclipse

   Coordinate term: limlim

5. (obsolete) very black cloud

   Synonym: dagim

6. (folklore, obsolete) eclipse monster that devours the moon

Derived terms

• maglaho
• pagkalaho
• paglalaho

 

Related terms

• Laho

 

Further reading

• “laho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 287
• Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog‎ (in Spanish), Paris: Imprimerie de la Faculté de Médecine, A. Davy, page 35
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 264: “Eclipſi) Laho (pp) dela luna y aſi quando eſta eclipſada diçen, cqinain nang laho ang bovan .|. comiola la eſcuridad que eſo diçen ſignifica laho, y deſpues que el eclipſi ſeacaba diçen, ynalova nang laho .|, ya la hecho dela boca la eſcuridad”

Anagrams

• halo

Tetum

Etymology

From *labo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka)labaw. Compare Fijian kalavo.

Noun

laho

1. mouse; rat

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *laso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lasəʀ. Compare Hawaiian laho, Niuean laho, Aklanon easog.

Noun

laho

1. scrotum

Tsonga

Adverb

laho

1. there; distal demonstrative adverb.

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laho.

Noun

laho

1. dust (of rotten wood)

Inflection

Inflection of laho (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	laho
genitive sing.	lahon
partitive sing.	lahod
partitive plur.	—
	singular	plural
nominative	laho	—
accusative	lahon	—
genitive	lahon	—
partitive	lahod	—
essive-instructive	lahon	—
translative	lahoks	—
inessive	lahos	—
elative	lahospäi	—
illative	lahoze	—
adessive	lahol	—
ablative	laholpäi	—
allative	lahole	—
abessive	lahota	—
comitative	lahonke	—
prolative	lahodme	—
approximative I	lahonno	—
approximative II	lahonnoks	—
egressive	lahonnopäi	—
terminative I	lahozesai	—
terminative II	laholesai	—
terminative III	lahossai	—
additive I	lahozepäi	—
additive II	laholepäi	—

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “труха”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laho.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑho/, [ˈɫɑho]
• Rhymes: -ɑho
• Hyphenation: la‧ho

Adjective

laho

1. (of wood) rotten

Inflection

Declension of laho (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	laho	lahod
genitive	laho	lahojõ, lahoi
partitive	lahhoa	lahoitõ, lahoi
illative	lahhosõ, lahho	lahoisõ
inessive	lahoz	lahoiz
elative	lahossõ	lahoissõ
allative	laholõ	lahoilõ
adessive	lahollõ	lahoillõ
ablative	laholtõ	lahoiltõ
translative	lahossi	lahoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “laho”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn