laat

See also: låt

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːt
  • IPA(key): /laːt/
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Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *lat, from Proto-Germanic *lataz.

Adjective

laat (comparative later, superlative laatst)

  1. late (not early)
    Het is toch te laat.
    It's too late.
    't Is al laat geworden.
    It's gotten late already.
  2. tardy
    Ze komt altijd laat aan.
    She always arrives late.
Inflection
Inflection of laat
uninflected laat
inflected late
comparative later
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial laatlaterhet laatst
het laatste
indefinite m./f. sing. latelaterelaatste
n. sing. laatlaterlaatste
plural latelaterelaatste
definite latelaterelaatste
partitive laatslaters
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

laat

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of laten
  2. imperative of laten

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch laet, from Old Dutch *lāt, from Proto-Germanic *lētaz.

Noun

laat m (plural laten, diminutive laatje n)

  1. (historical) serf
    Synonyms: halfvrije, horige
Derived terms

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German Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon lat, from Proto-Germanic *lataz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːt/, /lɔːt/, /lɒːt/

Adjective

laat (comparative later or lätter, superlative laatst or lättst)

  1. late, tardy

Declension

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