labrador

See also: Labrador

English

Etymology

Named after Labrador Peninsula in Canada where the breed was developed.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔɹ/

Noun

labrador (plural labradors)

1. A Labrador retriever.

Anagrams

• larboard

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English labrador.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːbraːdɔr/

• Audio:

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Noun

labrador m (plural labradors)

1. labrador, Labrador retriever
2. (geology) labradorite

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Audio (Switzerland):

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Noun

labrador m (plural labradors)

1. labrador

Further reading

• “labrador”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lavrador, from Latin labōrātor, labōrātorem, equivalent to labrar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laβɾaˈðoɾ]

Noun

labrador m (plural labradores, feminine labradora, feminine plural labradoras)

1. peasant, farmer

   Synonym: labrego

Related terms

• labor
• laboría
• labrar
• labrego

 

References

• “laurador” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “laurador” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “labrador” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “labrador” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “labrador” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Polish

Etymology

From Labrador.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labˈra.dɔr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -adɔr
• Syllabification: lab‧ra‧dor

Noun

labrador m animal

1. Labrador retriever
2. labradorite

Declension

Declension of labrador

	singular	plural
nominative	labrador	labradory
genitive	labradora	labradorów
dative	labradorowi	labradorom
accusative	labradora	labradory
instrumental	labradorem	labradorami
locative	labradorze	labradorach
vocative	labradorze	labradory

Further reading

• labrador in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• labrador in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after Labrador in Canada. Doublet of lavrador and laborador.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoʁ/ [la.bɾaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoʁ/ [la.bɾaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoʁ/ [la.bɾaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.bɾɐˈdoɾ/ [lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.bɾɐˈdoɾ/ [lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.bɾɐˈdo.ɾi/ [lɐ.βɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Homophones: Labrador, lavrador (Northern Portugal)
• Hyphenation: la‧bra‧dor

Noun

labrador m (plural labradores, feminine labradora, feminine plural labradoras)

1. Labrador (dog breed)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English labrador or French labrador.

Noun

labrador m (plural labradori)

1. labrador (dog)

Declension

Declension of labrador

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) labrador	labradorul	(niște) labradori	labradorii
genitive/dative	(unui) labrador	labradorului	(unor) labradori	labradorilor
vocative	labradorule		labradorilor

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish labrador, from Latin labōrātorem, equivalent to labrar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labɾaˈdoɾ/ [la.β̞ɾaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: la‧bra‧dor

Noun

labrador m (plural labradores, feminine labradora, feminine plural labradoras)

1. farmer, husbandman
2. Labrador (ellipsis of Labrador retriever.)
3. (rare) worker, laborer

Related terms

• labor
• labrar
• Labrador, Labrador retriever

Further reading

• “labrador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014