loar

See also: Loar

Breton

Etymology

From Old Breton loir, from Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr, from Proto-Celtic *lugrā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“light”). Cognate with Cornish loor and Welsh lloer.

Noun

loar f

1. moon

Galician

Alternative forms

• louvar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese loar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), earlier louar, from Latin laudāre (“to praise”), from laus (“praise”). Cognate with Portuguese louvar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loˈaɾ/

Verb

loar (first-person singular present loo, first-person singular preterite loei, past participle loado)

1. to commend, praise

   Synonyms: eloxiar, gabar

   • 1434, M. Mar Graña Cid, editor, Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500), page 364:

     Primeiramente mando minna alma a Deus Padre que he Santa Triindade, tres personas en hun vocavelo et en una esençia divina que he Padre et Fillo et Espiritu Santo, que El por la sua santa misericordia et por la propia sua propiadade que el senpre ha de se a merçear que quera minna alma saluar et leuar ao seu santo reigno onde eu senpre posa loar con os seus santos et por lo aviimento do seu Fillo Ihesu Christo et por la sua saudabele morte et resurreyçon a minna alma seia salua et libre dos pecados

     Firt, I send my soul to God the Father, who is the Holy Trinity, three person in a vocable and a divine essence who is Father and Son and Holy Spirit, because Him, because of His Divine Mercy and because of His own propriety [?], that He always has; to have mercy, and to save my soul and take it to his holy kingdom where I could forever praise [Him] with His saints, and for the coming of His Son Jesus Christ, because of whose death and resurrection my soul is safe and free of sin

2. to eulogize

   Synonym: eloxiar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of loar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	loar
Personal	loar	loares	loar	loarmos	loardes	loaren
Gerund
	loando
Past participle
Masculine	loado			loados
Feminine	loada			loadas
Indicative
Present	loo	loas	loa	loamos	loades	loan
Imperfect	loaba	loabas	loaba	loabamos	loabades	loaban
Preterite	loei	loaches	loou	loamos	loastes	loaron
Pluperfect	loara	loaras	loara	loaramos	loarades	loaran
Future	loarei	loarás	loará	loaremos	loaredes	loarán
Conditional	loaría	loarías	loaría	loariamos	loariades	loarían
Subjunctive
Present	loe	loes	loe	loemos	loedes	loen
Imperfect	loase	loases	loase	loásemos	loásedes	loasen
Future	loar	loares	loar	loarmos	loardes	loaren
Imperative
Affirmative		loa	loe	loemos	loade	loen
Negative (non)		non loes	non loe	non loemos	non loedes	non loen

    Reintegrated conjugation of loar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	loar
Personal	loar	loares	loar	loarmos	loardes	loarem
Gerund
	loando
Past participle
Masculine	loado			loados
Feminine	loada			loadas
Indicative
Present	loo	loas	loa	loamos	loades, loais	loam
Imperfect	loava	loavas	loava	loávamos	loávades, loáveis, loávais1	loavam
Preterite	loei	loaste, loache1	loou	loamos	loastes	loárom, loaram
Pluperfect	loara	loaras	loara	loáramos	loárades, loáreis, loárais1	loaram
Future	loarei	loarás	loará	loaremos	loaredes, loareis	loarám, loarão
Conditional	loaria	loarias	loaria	loaríamos	loaríades, loaríeis, loaríais1	loariam
Subjunctive
Present	loe	loes	loe	loemos	loedes, loeis	loem
Imperfect	loasse	loasses	loasse	loássemos	loássedes, loásseis	loassem
Future	loar	loares	loar	loarmos	loardes	loarem
Imperative
Affirmative		loa	loe	loemos	loade, loai	loem
Negative (nom)		nom loes	nom loe	nom loemos	nom loedes, nom loeis	nom loem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• loanza

Related terms

• loable

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “loar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “loar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “loar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “loar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “loar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “loar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “loar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ladino

Alternative forms

• aloar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish loar, laudar, from Latin laudāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loˈaɾ/

Verb

loar (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לואר)

1. (transitive) to praise; to give thanks

   אי טי לוארי קון לה ארפה ,דייו מי דייו.

   Y te loare kon la arpa, Dio, mi Dio.

   And I shall praise you upon the harp, God, my God.

   Synonyms: alavar, avantar, bendezir, enshalshar

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• louar, louvar

Etymology

From earlier louar, from Latin laudāre (“to praise”), derived from laus (“praise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.ˈaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

loar

1. to praise
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 2 (facsimile):

     Muito deuemos uarõeſ loar á ſanta maria

     Good men, we should greatly praise Holy Mary

Conjugation

    Conjugation of loar

infinitive		simple		loar
		compound		infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund		simple		loando
		compound		gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		loado		loados
		feminine		loada		loadas
present participle				loante		loantes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	loo	loas	loa	loamos	loades	loan
	imperfect	loava	loavas	loava	loavamos, loávamos	loavades, loávades	loavan
	preterite	loei	loaste, loasche, loache	loou	loamos	loastes	loaron
	pluperfect	loara	loaras	loara	loaramos, loáramos	loarades, loárades	loaran
	future	loarei	loarás	loará	loaremos	loaredes	loarán
	conditional	loaria	loarias	loaria	loariamos, loaríamos	loariades, loaríades	loarian
compound tenses	present perfect	present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	present imperfect	imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	past anterior	preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	loe	loes	loe	loemos	loedes	loen
	preterite	loasse	loasses	loasse	loássemos	loássedes	loassen
	future	loar	loares	loar	loarmos	loardes	loaren
compound tenses	present perfect	present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood		—	tu	vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative		—	loa	loe	loemos	loade	—
negative		—	non loes	non loe	non loemos	non loedes	—
personal infinitive		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
		loar	loares	loar	loarmos	loardes	loaren
1 Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well. 2 teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

Descendants

• Galician: loar, louvar
• Portuguese: loar, louvar
• → Mirandese: lhoubar

Old Spanish

Verb

loar

1. Alternative form of laudar

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “loar”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 309

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese loar, from earlier louar, from Latin laudāre (“to praise”), from laus (“praise”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /loˈa(ʁ)/ [loˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /loˈa(ʁ)/ [loˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /loˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /loˈa(ʁ)/ [loˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /loˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlwaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlwaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlwa.ɾi/

Verb

loar (first-person singular present loo, first-person singular preterite loei, past participle loado)

1. Alternative form of louvar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of loar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	loar
Personal	loar	loares	loar	loarmos	loardes	loarem
Gerund
	loando
Past participle
Masculine	loado			loados
Feminine	loada			loadas
Indicative
Present	loo, lôo1	loas	loa	loamos	loais	loam
Imperfect	loava	loavas	loava	loávamos	loáveis	loavam
Preterite	loei	loaste	loou	loamos2, loámos3	loastes	loaram
Pluperfect	loara	loaras	loara	loáramos	loáreis	loaram
Future	loarei	loarás	loará	loaremos	loareis	loarão
Conditional	loaria	loarias	loaria	loaríamos	loaríeis	loariam
Subjunctive
Present	loe	loes	loe	loemos	loeis	loem
Imperfect	loasse	loasses	loasse	loássemos	loásseis	loassem
Future	loar	loares	loar	loarmos	loardes	loarem
Imperative
Affirmative		loa	loe	loemos	loai	loem
Negative (não)		não loes	não loe	não loemos	não loeis	não loem

¹Superseded.
²Brazilian Portuguese.
³European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish loar, laudar, from Latin laudāre. Doublet of laudar, which was probably borrowed from Latin but is also found in Old Spanish.

Verb

loar (first-person singular present loo, first-person singular preterite loé, past participle loado)

1. (transitive) to praise

   Synonym: alabar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of loar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			loar
gerund			loando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		loado		loada
		plural		loados		loadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	loo	loastú loásvos	loa	loamos	loáis	loan
	imperfect	loaba	loabas	loaba	loábamos	loabais	loaban
	preterite	loé	loaste	loó	loamos	loasteis	loaron
	future	loaré	loarás	loará	loaremos	loaréis	loarán
	conditional	loaría	loarías	loaría	loaríamos	loaríais	loarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	loe	loestú loésvos2	loe	loemos	loéis	loen
	imperfect (ra)	loara	loaras	loara	loáramos	loarais	loaran
	imperfect (se)	loase	loases	loase	loásemos	loaseis	loasen
	future1	loare	loares	loare	loáremos	loareis	loaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		loatú loávos	loe	loemos	load	loen
	negative		no loes	no loe	no loemos	no loéis	no loen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of loar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive loar	dative	loarme	loarte	loarle, loarse	loarnos	loaros	loarles, loarse
	accusative	loarme	loarte	loarlo, loarla, loarse	loarnos	loaros	loarlos, loarlas, loarse
with gerund loando	dative	loándome	loándote	loándole, loándose	loándonos	loándoos	loándoles, loándose
	accusative	loándome	loándote	loándolo, loándola, loándose	loándonos	loándoos	loándolos, loándolas, loándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative loa	dative	lóame	lóate	lóale	lóanos	not used	lóales
	accusative	lóame	lóate	lóalo, lóala	lóanos	not used	lóalos, lóalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative loá	dative	loame	loate	loale	loanos	not used	loales
	accusative	loame	loate	loalo, loala	loanos	not used	loalos, loalas
with formal second-person singular imperative loe	dative	lóeme	not used	lóele, lóese	lóenos	not used	lóeles
	accusative	lóeme	not used	lóelo, lóela, lóese	lóenos	not used	lóelos, lóelas
with first-person plural imperative loemos	dative	not used	loémoste	loémosle	loémonos	loémoos	loémosles
	accusative	not used	loémoste	loémoslo, loémosla	loémonos	loémoos	loémoslos, loémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative load	dative	loadme	not used	loadle	loadnos	loaos	loadles
	accusative	loadme	not used	loadlo, loadla	loadnos	loaos	loadlos, loadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative loen	dative	lóenme	not used	lóenle	lóennos	not used	lóenles, lóense
	accusative	lóenme	not used	lóenlo, lóenla	lóennos	not used	lóenlos, lóenlas, lóense

Related terms

• loa

References

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “loar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 674

Further reading

• “loar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

loar

1. indefinite plural of lo