Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lapjaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *lapaną (“to lick up, to lap”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑp.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lapjaną

1. to lick
2. to ladle, to scoop

Inflection

Conjugation of *lapjaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*lapjō	*lapjaų	—	*lapjai	?
2nd singular	*lapisi	*lapjais	*lapi	*lapjasai	*lapjaisau
3rd singular	*lapiþi	*lapjai	*lapjaþau	*lapjaþai	*lapjaiþau
1st dual	*lapjōs	*lapjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*lapjaþiz	*lapjaiþiz	*lapjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*lapjamaz	*lapjaim	—	*lapjanþai	*lapjainþau
2nd plural	*lapiþ	*lapjaiþ	*lapiþ	*lapjanþai	*lapjainþau
3rd plural	*lapjanþi	*lapjain	*lapjanþau	*lapjanþai	*lapjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*lapidǭ	*lapidēdį̄
2nd singular	*lapidēz	*lapidēdīz
3rd singular	*lapidē	*lapidēdī
1st dual	*lapidēdū	*lapidēdīw
2nd dual	*lapidēdudiz	*lapidēdīdiz
1st plural	*lapidēdum	*lapidēdīm
2nd plural	*lapidēdud	*lapidēdīd
3rd plural	*lapidēdun	*lapidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*lapjandz	*lapidaz

Descendants

• ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *galappjan
  • Old High German: gilepfen
• Old Norse: lepja
  • Icelandic: lepja