lapie

lapie

Karelian

Regional variants of lapie

North Karelian (Viena)	lapie
South Karelian (Tver)	labie

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lapida.

Noun

lapie (genitive lapien, partitive [please provide])

1. shovel
2. spade
3. peel (baking tool)
4. trowel (mason's)

References

• Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “lapie”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, ISSN 1796-041X