ladra

See also: ladrá

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish ladrar (“to bark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈdɾa/, [laˈd̪ɾa]
• Hyphenation: la‧dra

Verb

ladrá

1. to bark

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for ladra

	tense	infinitive	present	future
Zamboanga City conjugation	ladra	ya ladra	ta ladra	ay ladra
Cavite conjugation				di ladra

Related terms

• ladrada
• ladrao

Cornish

Etymology

From lader (“thief”) +‎ -a.

Verb

ladra

1. to rob, steal, thieve

Conjugation

Conjugation of ladra

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	ladrav	ledrydh	lader	ledryn	ledrowgh	ladrons	ledrir
	preterite	ledris	led'sys	ladras	led'syn	led'sowgh	lad'sons	ladras
	imperfect	ladren	ladres	ladra	ladren	ladrewgh	ladrens	ledrys
	pluperfect	lad'sen	lad'ses	lad'sa	lad'sen	lad'sewgh	lad'sens	led'sys
subjunctive	present/future	lyttriv	lyttri	lattro	lyttryn	lyttrowgh	lattrons	lattrer
	imperfect	lattren	lattres	lattra	lattren	lattrewgh	lattrens	lyttrys
imperative		—	lader	ladres	ledryn	ladrewgh	ladrens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow ladra			ledrys

Derived terms

• ladra helgik (“poach”, verb)

Galician

Ladra

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaðɾɐ]

Noun

ladra f (plural ladras)

1. female equivalent of ladrón (“robber, thief”)
2. a roguish sheep
3. common wall gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)

   Synonyms: lasca, osga

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ladra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “ladra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ladra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

ladra

1. inflection of ladrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.dra/
• Rhymes: -adra
• Hyphenation: là‧dra

Noun

ladra f (plural ladre)

1. female equivalent of ladro

Adjective

ladra

1. feminine singular of ladro

Anagrams

• darla, larda

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈla.dra]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Kielce) IPA^(key): [ˈla.dra]

Noun

ladra f

1. (Kielce) straw chute (part of a chaff cutter where straw is placed)
2. (Near Masovian, Łuków County) counter (box next to a forage harvester)

Further reading

• Jan Łoś (1886), “ladra”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11, page 185
• Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “ladra”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 213

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.dɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.dɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.dɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈla.dɾɐ/ [ˈla.ðɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -adɾɐ
• Hyphenation: la‧dra

Etymology 1

Noun

ladra f (plural ladras)

1. female equivalent of ladrão

Derived terms

• feira da ladra

Etymology 2

Verb

ladra

1. inflection of ladrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ladra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈladɾa/ [ˈla.ð̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -adɾa
• Syllabification: la‧dra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ladrar.

Noun

ladra f (plural ladras)

1. bark; barking (sound made by dog)

Etymology 2

Verb

ladra

1. inflection of ladrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ladra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025