lä

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

English

Noun

lä

1. Sixth tone of the diatonic scale.

Anagrams

• Al, & al., AL, al, al-, -al, Ål, a.l.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hlé, from Proto-Germanic *hlewą.

Noun

lä n

1. lee (the state of not being windy due to something blocking the wind), (as a more common translation) shelter

   Det är lä här

   There's no wind here (because something blocks it)

   att ligga i lä

   to be inferior (idiomatic)

2. (nautical) lee (side of the ship away from the wind)

   Antonym: lovart

Derived terms

• ligga i lä

Adverb

lä (not comparable)

1. on the leeside

References

• lä in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lä in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lä in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ/

Preposition

lä

1. at, with (expressing affiliation with a group)