Labrador

Morpheme

Labrador

Type

free base

Denotation

geographic region in eastern Canada

Etymology

from Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador; Portuguese lavrador; Old Galician-Portuguese lavrador; Latin labōrātōrem, from labōrāre + -tor, from labor; Old Latin labōs

Evidence

Labrador, Labradorian, labradorite, Labradors

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Labo(u)r [Labor, Labour]