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labs

“labs” is a Latvian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. good ((of people) following accepted moral rules, treating others in a sensitive, kind, friendly way; (of their actions) typical of such people)
  2. good ((of people) among whom there is harmony, understanding, friendly relations; (of their actions, relations) typical of such people)
  3. good, tame, peaceful
  4. good (who carry out their duties skillfully, conscientiously)
  5. good (appropriately fulfilling or corresponding to certain requirements or expectations; pleasant, causing pleasure)
  6. good (performing its functions appropriately, developing normally, as expected)
  7. good (relatively large, long, above average; (of time periods) complete, full)
  8. for the good of, for the benefit of
  9. right, right-hand side

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *labas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *labas, traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *labʰ-os (“to seize, to grab”) (though Smoczynski is skeptical). The semantic development was apparently “seized, grabbed, taken” > “obtained, acquired (as property)” > “valuable, precious” > “good.” Cognates include Lithuanian lãbas (“good; hello”), lobùs (“well-off, rich”), Old Prussian labs…

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