lappa
See also: läppä and Lappa
English
Noun
lappa (plural lappas)
- An African waist scarf.
- 1982, Claire Polakoff, African Textiles and Dyeing Techniques, Routledge, →ISBN, page 224:
- Asi clutched her child to her, then wrapped the lifeless body in the lappa which was her own skirt.
- 1997, Nana Akua Kyerewaa Opokuwaa, Akan Protocol: Remembering the Traditions of Our Ancestors, iUniverse edition [self-published], published 2005, →ISBN, page 69:
- In the colder climates of the Diaspora, women wear leotards, tights or exercise pants under the slip lappa to keep the body warm.
- 1998, Love P. Maya, Off the Village Mat: A Novel, 2003 WRITERSWORLD edition [self-published?], →ISBN, page 56,
- The lappa was tied over a white short-sleeved lace blouse.
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Anagrams
- appal, papal
Buginese
Noun
lappa (lontara ᨒᨄ)
- joint
Icelandic
Verb
lappa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lappaði, supine lappað)
- to patch, to mend
Conjugation
lappa — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að lappa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | lappað | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | lappandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég lappa | við löppum | present (nútíð) | ég lappi | við löppum |
| þú lappar | þið lappið | þú lappir | þið lappið | ||
| hann, hún, það lappar | þeir, þær, þau lappa | hann, hún, það lappi | þeir, þær, þau lappi | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég lappaði | við löppuðum | past (þátíð) | ég lappaði | við löppuðum |
| þú lappaðir | þið löppuðuð | þú lappaðir | þið löppuðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það lappaði | þeir, þær, þau löppuðu | hann, hún, það lappaði | þeir, þær, þau löppuðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | lappa (þú) | lappið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| lappaðu | lappiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
lappast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að lappast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | lappast | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | lappandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég lappast | við löppumst | present (nútíð) | ég lappist | við löppumst |
| þú lappast | þið lappist | þú lappist | þið lappist | ||
| hann, hún, það lappast | þeir, þær, þau lappast | hann, hún, það lappist | þeir, þær, þau lappist | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég lappaðist | við löppuðumst | past (þátíð) | ég lappaðist | við löppuðumst |
| þú lappaðist | þið löppuðust | þú lappaðist | þið löppuðust | ||
| hann, hún, það lappaðist | þeir, þær, þau löppuðust | hann, hún, það lappaðist | þeir, þær, þau löppuðust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | lappast (þú) | lappist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| lappastu | lappisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
lappaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | lappaður | löppuð | lappað | lappaðir | lappaðar | löppuð | |
| accusative (þolfall) | lappaðan | lappaða | lappað | lappaða | lappaðar | löppuð | |
| dative (þágufall) | löppuðum | lappaðri | löppuðu | löppuðum | löppuðum | löppuðum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | lappaðs | lappaðrar | lappaðs | lappaðra | lappaðra | lappaðra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | lappaði | lappaða | lappaða | löppuðu | löppuðu | löppuðu | |
| accusative (þolfall) | lappaða | löppuðu | lappaða | löppuðu | löppuðu | löppuðu | |
| dative (þágufall) | lappaða | löppuðu | lappaða | löppuðu | löppuðu | löppuðu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | lappaða | löppuðu | lappaða | löppuðu | löppuðu | löppuðu | |
Ingrian
Lappa (1).
Lappa (2).
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lappa. Cognates include Finnish lappa and Karelian lappa.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑpːɑ/, [ˈɫɑpː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑpːɑ/, [ˈɫɑpːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑpːɑ
- Hyphenation: lap‧pa
Noun
lappa
- belt
- collar
Declension
| Declension of lappa (type 3/kana, pp-p gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | lappa | lapat |
| genitive | lapan | lappoin |
| partitive | lappaa | lappoja |
| illative | lappaa | lappoi |
| inessive | lapas | lapois |
| elative | lapast | lapoist |
| allative | lapalle | lapoille |
| adessive | lapal | lapoil |
| ablative | lapalt | lapoilt |
| translative | lapaks | lapoiks |
| essive | lappanna, lappaan | lappoinna, lappoin |
| exessive1) | lappant | lappoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Synonyms
- (belt): vöö
Derived terms
- nahkalappa
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 248
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlap.pa/
- Rhymes: -appa
- Hyphenation: làp‧pa
Etymology 1
From Latin lappa.
Noun
lappa f (plural lappe)
- burdock
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lappa
- inflection of lappare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “Arctium lappa L.”, in Portale della Flora d'Italia / Portal to the Flora of Italy (in Italian), 2023
Anagrams
- palpa
Latin
Etymology
Unknown, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”) – to which labium and lambō –, Proto-Slavic *lopěnъ (“burdock”) is also suggestive.
Noun
lappa f (genitive lappae); first declension
- burdock
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lappa | lappae |
| Genitive | lappae | lappārum |
| Dative | lappae | lappīs |
| Accusative | lappam | lappās |
| Ablative | lappā | lappīs |
| Vocative | lappa | lappae |
Derived terms
- lappāceus
References
- “lappa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lappa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- [http://ducange.enc.sorbonne.fr/LAPPA lappa] in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “lappa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “lappa” in volume 7, part 2, column 953, line 45 in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present