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Etymology 1

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From Sotho lelapa.

Noun

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lapa (plural lapas)

  1. (South Africa) An open structure in South Africa, typically a thatched roof supported by wooden poles.

Etymology 2

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From Chinese 喇叭 (lǎba).

Noun

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lapa (plural lapas)

  1. (music) A metal wind instrument of 19th-century China, resembling the oboe.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sotho lelapa.

Noun

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lapa (plural lapas, diminutive lapatjie)

  1. A lapa.
  2. A courtyard around a house or village.

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laˈpaʔ/ [l̪aˈpaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧pa

Adjective

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lapâ (plural ralapa, intensified lapaon, plural intensified ralapaon, Basahan spelling ᜎᜉ)

  1. rotten, decayed, decomposed
    Synonym: lado (of coconut (s))
  2. (figurative) useless, incapable
    Synonym: inutil
  3. (figurative) low-quality, inferior
    Synonym: maluya

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Buginese

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Noun

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lapa (Lontara spelling ᨒᨄ)

  1. lava

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *lapaq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪apaʔ/
  • Hyphenation: la‧pa

Noun

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lapa

  1. (arithmetic, division) quotient; the result of division

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Elementary Arithmetic:

Verb

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lapa

  1. to cut into sizable chunks or portions
  2. to mutilate; hack to pieces
    Synonyms: guhay, pingkol

Finnish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *lapa, from Proto-Uralic *lapa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝pɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
  • Syllabification(key): la‧pa

Noun

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lapa

  1. (zoology) shoulder (joint between the arm and the torso on an animal, such as a horse)
  2. (anatomy) shoulder (the region around the shoulder blade)
  3. blade (flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.)
  4. (botany) blade, lamina
  5. headstock, peghead (on a musical instrument, such as a guitar)
Declension
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Inflection of lapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative lapa lavat
genitive lavan lapojen
partitive lapaa lapoja
illative lapaan lapoihin
singular plural
nominative lapa lavat
accusative nom. lapa lavat
gen. lavan
genitive lavan lapojen
lapain rare
partitive lapaa lapoja
inessive lavassa lavoissa
elative lavasta lavoista
illative lapaan lapoihin
adessive lavalla lavoilla
ablative lavalta lavoilta
allative lavalle lavoille
essive lapana lapoina
translative lavaksi lavoiksi
abessive lavatta lavoitta
instructive lavoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lapani lapani
accusative nom. lapani lapani
gen. lapani
genitive lapani lapojeni
lapaini rare
partitive lapaani lapojani
inessive lavassani lavoissani
elative lavastani lavoistani
illative lapaani lapoihini
adessive lavallani lavoillani
ablative lavaltani lavoiltani
allative lavalleni lavoilleni
essive lapanani lapoinani
translative lavakseni lavoikseni
abessive lavattani lavoittani
instructive
comitative lapoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lapasi lapasi
accusative nom. lapasi lapasi
gen. lapasi
genitive lapasi lapojesi
lapaisi rare
partitive lapaasi lapojasi
inessive lavassasi lavoissasi
elative lavastasi lavoistasi
illative lapaasi lapoihisi
adessive lavallasi lavoillasi
ablative lavaltasi lavoiltasi
allative lavallesi lavoillesi
essive lapanasi lapoinasi
translative lavaksesi lavoiksesi
abessive lavattasi lavoittasi
instructive
comitative lapoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lapamme lapamme
accusative nom. lapamme lapamme
gen. lapamme
genitive lapamme lapojemme
lapaimme rare
partitive lapaamme lapojamme
inessive lavassamme lavoissamme
elative lavastamme lavoistamme
illative lapaamme lapoihimme
adessive lavallamme lavoillamme
ablative lavaltamme lavoiltamme
allative lavallemme lavoillemme
essive lapanamme lapoinamme
translative lavaksemme lavoiksemme
abessive lavattamme lavoittamme
instructive
comitative lapoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lapanne lapanne
accusative nom. lapanne lapanne
gen. lapanne
genitive lapanne lapojenne
lapainne rare
partitive lapaanne lapojanne
inessive lavassanne lavoissanne
elative lavastanne lavoistanne
illative lapaanne lapoihinne
adessive lavallanne lavoillanne
ablative lavaltanne lavoiltanne
allative lavallenne lavoillenne
essive lapananne lapoinanne
translative lavaksenne lavoiksenne
abessive lavattanne lavoittanne
instructive
comitative lapoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lapansa lapansa
accusative nom. lapansa lapansa
gen. lapansa
genitive lapansa lapojensa
lapainsa rare
partitive lapaansa lapojaan
lapojansa
inessive lavassaan
lavassansa
lavoissaan
lavoissansa
elative lavastaan
lavastansa
lavoistaan
lavoistansa
illative lapaansa lapoihinsa
adessive lavallaan
lavallansa
lavoillaan
lavoillansa
ablative lavaltaan
lavaltansa
lavoiltaan
lavoiltansa
allative lavalleen
lavallensa
lavoilleen
lavoillensa
essive lapanaan
lapanansa
lapoinaan
lapoinansa
translative lavakseen
lavaksensa
lavoikseen
lavoiksensa
abessive lavattaan
lavattansa
lavoittaan
lavoittansa
instructive
comitative lapoineen
lapoinensa
Derived terms
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compounds

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑpɑˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝pɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
  • Syllabification(key): la‧pa

Verb

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lapa

  1. inflection of lappaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

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French

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Verb

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lapa

  1. third-person singular past historic of laper

Galician

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Obscure. Probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *lappa; less likely from Proto-Germanic *lappô: "rag", then "border", then, hypothetically, "shelter".[1]

 
menhir known as lapa de Gargantáns, Galicia

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Noun

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lapa f (plural lapas)

  1. grotto, cave; shelter
  2. standing stone
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Etymology 2

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Obscure.[2]

Noun

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lapa f (plural lapas)

  1. (mollusc) limpet
  2. (figurative) Someone dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space
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Etymology 3

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Perhaps from lapar (to lap, lick with the tonge).

Noun

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lapa f (plural lapas)

  1. flame
    Synonym: chama
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Etymology 4

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Verb

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lapa

  1. inflection of lapar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “lapa III”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “lapa I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Ingrian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *lapa. Cognates include dialectal Finnish lapa and Veps laba.

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Noun

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lapa

  1. mistake made in weaving
Declension
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Declension of lapa (type 3/kana, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative lapa lavat
genitive lavan lappoin
partitive lappaa lapoja
illative lappaa lappoi
inessive lavas lavois
elative lavast lavoist
allative lavalle lavoille
adessive laval lavoil
ablative lavalt lavoilt
translative lavaks lavoiks
essive lapanna, lappaan lapoinna, lappoin
exessive1) lapant lapoint
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.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Finnic *lapa. Cognates include Finnish lapa and Estonian laba.

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Noun

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lapa

  1. Synonym of terä (blade)
Declension
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Declension of lapa (type 3/kana, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative lapa lavat
genitive lavan lappoin
partitive lappaa lapoja
illative lappaa lappoi
inessive lavas lavois
elative lavast lavoist
allative lavalle lavoille
adessive laval lavoil
ablative lavalt lavoilt
translative lavaks lavoiks
essive lapanna, lappaan lapoinna, lappoin
exessive1) lapant lapoint
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.

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lapa

  1. inflection of lappaa:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. second-person singular imperative connegative

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 241

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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lapa m (genitive singular lapa, nominative plural lapaí)

  1. paw
  2. flipper
  3. webbed foot
  4. double cable-stitch

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Latvian

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 lapa on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Noun

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lapa f (4th declension)

  1. leaf
    lapas plātneleaf blade
    koku lapastree leaves
    lapu koksleafy tree, deciduous tree
    lapu dārzeņileafy vegetables (cabbage, spinach, etc.)
  2. sheet of paper, especially in a book
    papīras lapasheet of paper
    aptaujas lapasurvey sheet
    grāmatas lapabook page
    lapas puse, lappusehalf sheet (= page)
  3. (Internet) web page
    vikipēdijas sākumlapathe (Latvian) Wikipedia home page

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mansaka

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *lapaq.

Verb

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lapa

  1. to cut up (a carcass), to butcher

Mmen

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English wrapper.

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Noun

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làpā

  1. (cloth) wrapper (for something)

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Neapolitan

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlapə/
  • Hyphenation: là‧pa

Noun

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lapa f (plural lape)

  1. bee

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapaʀ, compare Malay lapar.

Adjective

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lapa

  1. hungry

Portuguese

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lapa (2)

Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly of Pre-Celtic origin.

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Noun

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lapa f (plural lapas)

  1. grotto; cave, especially one used as shelter
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:caverna
  2. limpet (a small mollusc)

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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  • Lapa (name of several cities)
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Sicilian

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Etymology

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From the proclisis of the definite article la + Vulgar Latin *apa, from Latin apis. Compare Sicilian loppiu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlapa/
  • Hyphenation: là‧pa

Noun

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lapa f (plural lapi)

  1. bee.
  2. A Piaggio Ape.

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Descendants

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  • Italian: lapa

Sikaiana

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rubber.

Noun

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lapa

  1. rubber

Sotho

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

Verb

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lapa

  1. to be hungry

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlapa/ [ˈla.pa]
  • Rhymes: -apa
  • Syllabification: la‧pa

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lapa f (plural lapas)

  1. limpet
  2. (figurative) limpet, person who sticks to another
  3. (Venezuela) lowland paca
  4. macaw

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish lapa, from Proto-Germanic *lappōną, from Proto-Indo-European *leb-. Doublet of läppja.

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Verb

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lapa (present lapar, preterite lapade, supine lapat, imperative lapa)

  1. to lap (take up (liquid) with the tongue)
    Katten lapade mjölk
    The cat was lapping milk
  2. (figuratively) to soak up (the sun)
    lapa sol
    soak up the sun

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapaq, from Proto-Austronesian *lapaq (to cut up, butcher, slaughter an animal). Compare Bikol Central lapa, Cebuano lapa, Malay lapah, Mansaka lapa, Minangkabau lapah, and Western Bukidnon Manobo lapa'.

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lapà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉ)

  1. butchering; slaughtering; quartering (of animals)
    Synonyms: katay, pagkatay, hiwag
  2. cutting of meat into big lumps or pieces
    Synonyms: atado, pag-aatado
  3. big lump or cut of meat
    Synonyms: katay, lapang
  4. autopsy; necropsy
    Synonyms: awtopsiya, pag-aawtopsiya

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Adjective

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lapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉ)

  1. butchered; killed (of animals)
    Synonyms: katay, kinatay

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Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lapa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑpɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
  • Hyphenation: la‧pa

Noun

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lapa

  1. a wide part at the end of something; foot (on a leg), blade (on an oar), etc.

Inflection

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Declension of lapa (type III/jalkõ, p-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative lapa lavad
genitive lava lapojõ, lapoi
partitive lappa lapoitõ, lapoi
illative lappasõ, lappa lapoisõ
inessive lavaz lapoiz
elative lavassõ lapoissõ
allative lavalõ lapoilõ
adessive lavallõ lapoillõ
ablative lavaltõ lapoiltõ
translative lavassi lapoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lapa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn