lepal
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale (of a fish); flake”); compare French lépale.
Noun
lepal (plural lepals)
- (botany, obsolete) A sterile transformed stamen.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for lepal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- Pella, lapel
Volapük
Etymology
le- (“grand”) + pal (“parent”)
Noun
lepal (plural lepals)
- grandparent
Declension
declension of lepal
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lepal | lepals |
| genitive | lepala | lepalas |
| dative | lepale | lepales |
| accusative | lepali | lepalis |
| vocative 1 | o lepal! | o lepals! |
| predicative 2 | lepalu | lepalus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
Hyponyms
- fatafat (“paternal grandfather”)
- fatamot (“paternal grandmother”)
- lefat (“grandfather”)
- lefatül (“grandpa”) (endearment)
- lemot (“grandmother”)
- lemotül (“grandma”) (endearment)
- motafat (“maternal grandfather”)
- motamot (“maternal grandmother”)