lapel

lapel

English

Etymology

From lap +‎ -el (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ləˈpɛl/

Noun

lapel (plural lapels)

1. Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a suit which are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
   • 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326:

     His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil !  You !  Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow !” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.

Derived terms

• grab by the lapels
• lapel pin

Translations

each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a suit

Armenian: կրծածալ (krcacal), դարձածալ (hy) (darjacal) Bulgarian: ревер m (rever) Catalan: solapa f Danish: jakkerevers Dutch: revers (nl) Finnish: käänne (fi), takinkäänne French: revers (fr) m, colbac (fr) m (familiar) Galician: lapela f German: Revers (de) n; Aufschlag (de) m (uncommon) Greek: πέτο (el) n (péto), γιακάς (el) m (giakás)

Irish: liopa m, bóna m Italian: risvolto (it) m Latvian: atloks m Macedonian: ревер m (revér) Norwegian: jakkeslag n Portuguese: lapela (pt) f Russian: отворо́т (ru) m (otvorót), ла́цкан (ru) m (láckan) Spanish: solapa (es) f Swedish: slag (sv), kavajslag Welsh: llabed m or f

Anagrams

• Pella, lepal

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Volapük

Noun

lapel (nominative plural lapels)

1. appeal

Declension

declension of lapel

	singular	plural
nominative	lapel	lapels
genitive	lapela	lapelas
dative	lapele	lapeles
accusative	lapeli	lapelis
vocative 1	o lapel!	o lapels!
predicative 2	lapelu	lapelus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only