UrsprungBorrowed from German Lawine, from Romansch lavina, from Late Latin labina, from Latin lābī (“to glide”). Doublet of labil and lapsus.
Formerlavin(indefinite, nominative, singular) · lavins(genitive, indefinite, singular) · lavinen(definite, nominative, singular) · lavinens(definite, genitive, singular) · laviner(indefinite, nominative, plural) · laviners(genitive, indefinite, plural) · lavinerna(definite, nominative, plural) · lavinernas(definite, genitive, plural)