Lab

See also: lab, LAB, láb, lǟb, and Lab.

English

Noun

Lab (plural Labs)

(informal) Labrador (a breed of dog)

Proper noun

Lab

(Britain, politics) Labour

Anagrams

Abl., Alb., BAL, BLA, abl., alb

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lap, from Old High German lab, of uncertain origin. Possibly an alteration of Proto-Germanic *lubją (“sap, poison”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lap/
Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

Lab n (genitive Labs or Labes, plural Labe)

rennet

Declension

Declension of Lab

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lab	die	Labe
genitive	eines	des	Labes, Labs	der	Labe
dative	einem	dem	Lab, Labe¹	den	Laben
accusative	einen	den	Lab	die	Labe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Labkraut
Labmagen

Further reading

“Lab” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Lab in Duden online
“Lab” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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