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lapsus

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin lāpsus. Doublet of lapse.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lapsus (plural lapsus)

  1. A slip, lapse, or error.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:error

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “lapsus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams edit

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin lapsus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lapsus m (invariable)

  1. lapse
    Synonym: errada

Further reading edit

Czech edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin lapsus (“slip”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lapsus m inan

  1. (informal) lapse

Declension edit

Declension of lapsus (hard masculine inanimate foreign)
singular plural
nominative lapsus lapsy, lapsusy
genitive lapsu, lapsusu lapsů, lapsusů
dative lapsu, lapsusu lapsům, lapsusům
accusative lapsus lapsy, lapsusy
vocative lapse, lapsuse lapsy, lapsusy
locative lapsu, lapsusu lapsech, lapsusech
instrumental lapsem, lapsusem lapsy, lapsusy

Related terms edit

Related terms

Further reading edit

  • lapsus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • lapsus in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • lapsus in Internetová jazyková příručka

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin lāpsus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑpsus/, [ˈlɑ̝ps̠us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpsus
  • Syllabification(key): lap‧sus

Noun edit

lapsus

  1. lapsus, slip, lapse, error

Declension edit

Inflection of lapsus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative lapsus lapsukset
genitive lapsuksen lapsusten
lapsuksien
partitive lapsusta lapsuksia
illative lapsukseen lapsuksiin
singular plural
nominative lapsus lapsukset
accusative nom. lapsus lapsukset
gen. lapsuksen
genitive lapsuksen lapsusten
lapsuksien
partitive lapsusta lapsuksia
inessive lapsuksessa lapsuksissa
elative lapsuksesta lapsuksista
illative lapsukseen lapsuksiin
adessive lapsuksella lapsuksilla
ablative lapsukselta lapsuksilta
allative lapsukselle lapsuksille
essive lapsuksena lapsuksina
translative lapsukseksi lapsuksiksi
abessive lapsuksetta lapsuksitta
instructive — lapsuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lapsus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lapsukseni lapsukseni
accusative nom. lapsukseni lapsukseni
gen. lapsukseni
genitive lapsukseni lapsusteni
lapsuksieni
partitive lapsustani lapsuksiani
inessive lapsuksessani lapsuksissani
elative lapsuksestani lapsuksistani
illative lapsukseeni lapsuksiini
adessive lapsuksellani lapsuksillani
ablative lapsukseltani lapsuksiltani
allative lapsukselleni lapsuksilleni
essive lapsuksenani lapsuksinani
translative lapsuksekseni lapsuksikseni
abessive lapsuksettani lapsuksittani
instructive — —
comitative — lapsuksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lapsuksesi lapsuksesi
accusative nom. lapsuksesi lapsuksesi
gen. lapsuksesi
genitive lapsuksesi lapsustesi
lapsuksiesi
partitive lapsustasi lapsuksiasi
inessive lapsuksessasi lapsuksissasi
elative lapsuksestasi lapsuksistasi
illative lapsukseesi lapsuksiisi
adessive lapsuksellasi lapsuksillasi
ablative lapsukseltasi lapsuksiltasi
allative lapsuksellesi lapsuksillesi
essive lapsuksenasi lapsuksinasi
translative lapsukseksesi lapsuksiksesi
abessive lapsuksettasi lapsuksittasi
instructive — —
comitative — lapsuksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lapsuksemme lapsuksemme
accusative nom. lapsuksemme lapsuksemme
gen. lapsuksemme
genitive lapsuksemme lapsustemme
lapsuksiemme
partitive lapsustamme lapsuksiamme
inessive lapsuksessamme lapsuksissamme
elative lapsuksestamme lapsuksistamme
illative lapsukseemme lapsuksiimme
adessive lapsuksellamme lapsuksillamme
ablative lapsukseltamme lapsuksiltamme
allative lapsuksellemme lapsuksillemme
essive lapsuksenamme lapsuksinamme
translative lapsukseksemme lapsuksiksemme
abessive lapsuksettamme lapsuksittamme
instructive — —
comitative — lapsuksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lapsuksenne lapsuksenne
accusative nom. lapsuksenne lapsuksenne
gen. lapsuksenne
genitive lapsuksenne lapsustenne
lapsuksienne
partitive lapsustanne lapsuksianne
inessive lapsuksessanne lapsuksissanne
elative lapsuksestanne lapsuksistanne
illative lapsukseenne lapsuksiinne
adessive lapsuksellanne lapsuksillanne
ablative lapsukseltanne lapsuksiltanne
allative lapsuksellenne lapsuksillenne
essive lapsuksenanne lapsuksinanne
translative lapsukseksenne lapsuksiksenne
abessive lapsuksettanne lapsuksittanne
instructive — —
comitative — lapsuksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lapsuksensa lapsuksensa
accusative nom. lapsuksensa lapsuksensa
gen. lapsuksensa
genitive lapsuksensa lapsustensa
lapsuksiensa
partitive lapsustaan
lapsustansa 		lapsuksiaan
lapsuksiansa
inessive lapsuksessaan
lapsuksessansa 		lapsuksissaan
lapsuksissansa
elative lapsuksestaan
lapsuksestansa 		lapsuksistaan
lapsuksistansa
illative lapsukseensa lapsuksiinsa
adessive lapsuksellaan
lapsuksellansa 		lapsuksillaan
lapsuksillansa
ablative lapsukseltaan
lapsukseltansa 		lapsuksiltaan
lapsuksiltansa
allative lapsukselleen
lapsuksellensa 		lapsuksilleen
lapsuksillensa
essive lapsuksenaan
lapsuksenansa 		lapsuksinaan
lapsuksinansa
translative lapsuksekseen
lapsukseksensa 		lapsuksikseen
lapsuksiksensa
abessive lapsuksettaan
lapsuksettansa 		lapsuksittaan
lapsuksittansa
instructive — —
comitative — lapsuksineen
lapsuksinensa

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

French edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lapsus. Doublet of laps, another borrowing.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /lap.sys/
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

lapsus m (plural lapsus)

  1. lapsus

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Latin lapsus.

Noun edit

lapsus m

  1. (informal) flaw, fault

Synonyms edit

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From lapse- (“child”) +‎ -us. Akin to Finnish lapsuus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lapsus (uncountable)

  1. childhood

Declension edit

Declension of lapsus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative lapsus —
genitive lapsuen —
partitive lapsutta —
illative lapsuee —
inessive lapsuees —
elative lapsuest —
allative lapsuelle —
adessive lapsueel —
ablative lapsuelt —
translative lapsueks —
essive lapsuenna, lapsueen —
exessive1) lapsuent —
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.

References edit

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 249

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin lāpsus.

Noun edit

lapsus m (invariable)

  1. slip of the tongue

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • lapsus in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

lābor (“to slip”) +‎ -sus (action noun)

Noun edit

lāpsus m (genitive lāpsūs); fourth declension

  1. gliding, sliding, slipping, falling
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.225–226:
      “At geminī lāpsū dēlūbra ad summa dracōnēs / effugiunt [...].”
      “But the two serpents escape by gliding [off] to the highest temples [of Troy…].”
      [An escape “with a smooth motion”; translated above as if it were a participle.]
Declension edit

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lāpsus lāpsūs
Genitive lāpsūs lāpsuum
Dative lāpsuī lāpsibus
Accusative lāpsum lāpsūs
Ablative lāpsū lāpsibus
Vocative lāpsus lāpsūs
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

Past participle of lābor (“slip, glide”).

Participle edit

lāpsus (feminine lāpsa, neuter lāpsum); first/second-declension participle

  1. slipped, glided, fallen
Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lāpsus lāpsa lāpsum lāpsī lāpsae lāpsa
Genitive lāpsī lāpsae lāpsī lāpsōrum lāpsārum lāpsōrum
Dative lāpsō lāpsō lāpsīs
Accusative lāpsum lāpsam lāpsum lāpsōs lāpsās lāpsa
Ablative lāpsō lāpsā lāpsō lāpsīs
Vocative lāpse lāpsa lāpsum lāpsī lāpsae lāpsa
Descendants edit

References edit

  • “lapsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “lapsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lapsus 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)
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • he has made several mistakes: saepe (crebro, multa) peccavit, erravit, lapsus est
  • lapsus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Etymology 3 edit

lābor (“to slip”) +‎ -sus (action noun)

Noun edit

lapsus m (genitive lapsī); second declension

  1. angel, heavenly being
    Lapsi cælo super nos ― Angels above us in the heavens
Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lapsus lapsī
Genitive lapsī lapsōrum
Dative lapsō lapsīs
Accusative lapsum lapsōs
Ablative lapsō lapsīs
Vocative lapse lapsī

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin lāpsus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlap.sus/
  • Rhymes: -apsus
  • Syllabification: lap‧sus

Noun edit

lapsus m inan

  1. lapse, error, slip of the tongue

Declension edit

Declension of lapsus
singular plural
nominative lapsus lapsusy
genitive lapsusu lapsusów
dative lapsusowi lapsusom
accusative lapsus lapsusy
instrumental lapsusem lapsusami
locative lapsusie lapsusach
vocative lapsusie lapsusy

Further reading edit

  • lapsus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lapsus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French lapsus or Latin lapsus.

Noun edit

lapsus n (plural lapsusuri)

  1. on the tip of one's tongue
  2. slip of the tongue

Declension edit

Declension of lapsus
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) lapsus lapsusul (niște) lapsusuri lapsusurile
genitive/dative (unui) lapsus lapsusului (unor) lapsusuri lapsusurilor
vocative lapsusule lapsusurilor

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin lapsus.

Noun edit

làpsus m (Cyrillic spelling ла̀псус)

  1. lapse

Declension edit

Declension of lapsus
singular plural
nominative lapsus lapsusi
genitive lapsusa lapsusa
dative lapsusu lapsusima
accusative lapsus lapsuse
vocative lapsuse lapsusi
locative lapsusu lapsusima
instrumental lapsusom lapsusima

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin lāpsus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlabsus/ [ˈlaβ̞.sus]
  • Rhymes: -absus
  • Syllabification: lap‧sus

Noun edit

lapsus m (plural lapsus)

  1. lapsus

Further reading edit

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