latar

See also: latâr, and låtar

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈtaɾ/

Etymology 1

Probably from Vulgar Latin *lattare, from Latin latitāre, from lateō (“be hiding, lurk, skulk”) +‎ -itō (frequentative suffix).

Verb

latar (first-person singular present lato, first-person singular preterite latei, past participle latado)

1. (intransitive) to play truant, be absent from school without a valid reason

Conjugation

    Conjugation of latar

	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	latar
Personal	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	lataren
Gerund
	latando
Past participle
Masculine	latado			latados
Feminine	latada			latadas
Indicative
Present	lato	latas	lata	latamos	latades	latan
Imperfect	lataba	latabas	lataba	latabamos	latabades	lataban
Preterite	latei	lataches	latou	latamos	latastes	lataron
Pluperfect	latara	lataras	latara	lataramos	latarades	lataran
Future	latarei	latarás	latará	lataremos	lataredes	latarán
Conditional	lataría	latarías	lataría	latariamos	latariades	latarían
Subjunctive
Present	late	lates	late	latemos	latedes	laten
Imperfect	latase	latases	latase	latásemos	latásedes	latasen
Future	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	lataren
Imperative
Affirmative		lata	late	latemos	latade	laten
Negative (non)		non lates	non late	non latemos	non latedes	non laten

    Reintegrated conjugation of latar (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	latar
Personal	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	latarem
Gerund
	latando
Past participle
Masculine	latado			latados
Feminine	latada			latadas
Indicative
Present	lato	latas	lata	latamos	latades, latais	latam
Imperfect	latava	latavas	latava	latávamos	latávades, latáveis, latávais1	latavam
Preterite	latei	lataste, latache1	latou	latamos	latastes	latárom, lataram
Pluperfect	latara	lataras	latara	latáramos	latárades, latáreis, latárais1	lataram
Future	latarei	latarás	latará	lataremos	lataredes, latareis	latarám, latarão
Conditional	lataria	latarias	lataria	lataríamos	lataríades, lataríeis, lataríais1	latariam
Subjunctive
Present	late	lates	late	latemos	latedes, lateis	latem
Imperfect	latasse	latasses	latasse	latássemos	latássedes, latásseis	latassem
Future	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	latarem
Imperative
Affirmative		lata	late	latemos	latade, latai	latem
Negative (nom)		nom lates	nom late	nom latemos	nom latedes, nom lateis	nom latem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• latarego (“lazy; shallow; deceitful”)

Etymology 2

From lata (“lath”).

Verb

latar (first-person singular present lato, first-person singular preterite latei, past participle latado)

1. to lath

Conjugation

    Conjugation of latar

	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	latar
Personal	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	lataren
Gerund
	latando
Past participle
Masculine	latado			latados
Feminine	latada			latadas
Indicative
Present	lato	latas	lata	latamos	latades	latan
Imperfect	lataba	latabas	lataba	latabamos	latabades	lataban
Preterite	latei	lataches	latou	latamos	latastes	lataron
Pluperfect	latara	lataras	latara	lataramos	latarades	lataran
Future	latarei	latarás	latará	lataremos	lataredes	latarán
Conditional	lataría	latarías	lataría	latariamos	latariades	latarían
Subjunctive
Present	late	lates	late	latemos	latedes	laten
Imperfect	latase	latases	latase	latásemos	latásedes	latasen
Future	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	lataren
Imperative
Affirmative		lata	late	latemos	latade	laten
Negative (non)		non lates	non late	non latemos	non latedes	non laten

    Reintegrated conjugation of latar (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	latar
Personal	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	latarem
Gerund
	latando
Past participle
Masculine	latado			latados
Feminine	latada			latadas
Indicative
Present	lato	latas	lata	latamos	latades, latais	latam
Imperfect	latava	latavas	latava	latávamos	latávades, latáveis, latávais1	latavam
Preterite	latei	lataste, latache1	latou	latamos	latastes	latárom, lataram
Pluperfect	latara	lataras	latara	latáramos	latárades, latáreis, latárais1	lataram
Future	latarei	latarás	latará	lataremos	lataredes, latareis	latarám, latarão
Conditional	lataria	latarias	lataria	lataríamos	lataríades, lataríeis, lataríais1	latariam
Subjunctive
Present	late	lates	late	latemos	latedes, lateis	latem
Imperfect	latasse	latasses	latasse	latássemos	latássedes, latásseis	latassem
Future	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	latarem
Imperative
Affirmative		lata	late	latemos	latade, latai	latem
Negative (nom)		nom lates	nom late	nom latemos	nom latedes, nom lateis	nom latem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “latar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “latar 'faltar'”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “latar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “latar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay latar, from Javanese latar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataʀ (“flat”), ultimately Proto-Austronesian *dataR (“flat, flat or level land”). Doublet of datar and rata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlatar]
• Hyphenation: la‧tar

Noun

latar (first-person possessive latarku, second-person possessive latarmu, third-person possessive latarnya)

1. level, flat

   Synonyms: datar, rata

2. surface

   Synonym: permukaan

3. synonym of halaman (“backyard, courtyard; page”)
4. setting:
   1. (literature) the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set.

      Synonyms: keadaan, situasi

   2. (drama) the mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
5. background: a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject.

Derived terms

• melatari
• pelataran

 

• latar belakang
• latar hitam
• latar kasus
• latar klinis
• latar pandang
• latar putih
• latar selar

 

Further reading

• “latar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

latar

1. Romanization of ꦭꦠꦂ

Swedish

Verb

latar

1. present indicative of lata

Anagrams

• talar