laup

laup

Estonian

Etymology

Coined by Johannes Aavik. Influenced by Russian лоб (lob).

Noun

laup (genitive lauba, partitive laupa)

1. forehead

Declension

Declension of laup (type leib)

	singular	plural
nominative	laup	laubad
genitive	lauba	laupade
partitive	laupa	laupu / laupasid
illative	laupa / laubasse	laupadesse / laubusse
inessive	laubas	laupades
elative	laubast	laupadest
allative	laubale	laupadele
adessive	laubal	laupadel
ablative	laubalt	laupadelt
translative	laubaks	laupadeks
terminative	laubani	laupadeni
essive	laubana	laupadena
abessive	laubata	laupadeta
comitative	laubaga	laupadega

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Maguindanao

Noun

laúp

1. seam

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (of neuter noun) løp

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læʉp/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse laupr.

Noun

laup m (definite singular laupen, indefinite plural laupar, definite plural laupane)

1. (historically) a round or oval wooden box, particularly for carrying food.
   • 1971, Olav H. Hauge, "Tid å hausta inn":

     I kveldingi set eg stigen burt og hengjer laupen frå meg i skuret.

     At dusk, I put away the ladder and hang my box in the shed.

2. (historically) a unit of measure, primarily for butter, equivalent to approximately 15 kilos.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlaup.

Noun

laup n (definite singular laupet, indefinite plural laup, definite plural laupa)

1. a run

   Det kjem til å gå bra i det lange laup.

   It'll go well in the long run.

2. a course (such as of a river)
3. a barrel (of a gun)

See also

• løp (Bokmål)

Verb

laup

1. imperative of laupa and laupe

References

• “laup” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Westrobothnian

Noun

laup m

1. bark (of spruce), which is peeled off the tree when it loosens and is used for livestock feed, tanning or as underlay in tar burning pits

Related terms

• furu
• skav

Verb

laup (preterite lopp, supine luppä)

1. Alternative form of löup