Wiktionary

łaps

See also: laps, laps', and läpš

Polish edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /waps/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aps
  • Syllabification: łaps

Noun edit

łaps m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, law enforcement) cop (police officer)
    Synonyms: łapacz, gliniarz, pała
  2. (colloquial) scoundrel, rascal
    Synonyms: łajdak, łobuz

Declension edit

Declension of łaps
singular plural
nominative łaps łapsi/łapsy (deprecative)
genitive łapsa łapsów
dative łapsowi łapsom
accusative łapsa łapsów
instrumental łapsem łapsami
locative łapsie łapsach
vocative łapsie łapsi

Interjection edit

łaps

  1. (colloquial) gotcha (quick catch of something)

Further reading edit

  • łaps in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sudovian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?]. Compare Lithuanian lãpė, Latvian lapsa, Old Prussian lape.[1][2]

Noun edit

łapſ

  1. (zoology) fox

References edit

  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985) “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica (in Lithuanian), volume 21, number 1, page 75: “łapſ ‘lapė, l. lisa’ 78.”
  2. ^ “lãpė” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. łaps sm. ‘Fuchs’”.
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