See also: Lapp and läpp

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lapp (not comparable)

  1. Lappish, Lapp (of, or pertaining to the Lapps, their language, or Lapland)
    Synonym: (endonym) számi

Usage notes

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Some Uralic languages have two names, an exonym (external name, mostly of Russian origin) and an endonym (internal name, a self-denomination). These days normally the endonyms are preferred (similarly to Eskimo superseded by Inuit). In Hungarian, the terms are vogul superseded by manysi (Mansi), osztják, by hanti (Khanty), cseremisz, by mari (Mari), votják, by udmurt (Udmurt), zürjén, by komi (Komi), jurák, by nyenyec (Nenets), and lapp, by számi (Sami).

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative lapp lappok
accusative lappot lappokat
dative lappnak lappoknak
instrumental lappal lappokkal
causal-final lappért lappokért
translative lappá lappokká
terminative lappig lappokig
essive-formal lappként lappokként
essive-modal lappul
inessive lappban lappokban
superessive lappon lappokon
adessive lappnál lappoknál
illative lappba lappokba
sublative lappra lappokra
allative lapphoz lappokhoz
elative lappból lappokból
delative lappról lappokról
ablative lapptól lappoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
lappé lappoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
lappéi lappokéi

Noun

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lapp (plural lappok)

  1. Lapp (person)
    Synonym: (endonym) számi
  2. Lapp, Lappish (language)
    Synonym: (endonym) számi

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative lapp lappok
accusative lappot lappokat
dative lappnak lappoknak
instrumental lappal lappokkal
causal-final lappért lappokért
translative lappá lappokká
terminative lappig lappokig
essive-formal lappként lappokként
essive-modal
inessive lappban lappokban
superessive lappon lappokon
adessive lappnál lappoknál
illative lappba lappokba
sublative lappra lappokra
allative lapphoz lappokhoz
elative lappból lappokból
delative lappról lappokról
ablative lapptól lappoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
lappé lappoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
lappéi lappokéi
Possessive forms of lapp
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. lappom lappjaim
2nd person sing. lappod lappjaid
3rd person sing. lappja lappjai
1st person plural lappunk lappjaink
2nd person plural lappotok lappjaitok
3rd person plural lappjuk lappjaik

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • lapp in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leppr. Compare Icelandic leppur and Danish lap.

Noun

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lapp m (definite singular lappen, indefinite plural lapper, definite plural lappene)

  1. a patch
  2. a note, small piece of paper
  3. a driver's license
  4. a type of small, thick pancake
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Etymology 2

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Possibly from a Finnic or Samic language. Compare Finnish Lappi

Noun

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lapp m (definite singular lappen, indefinite plural lapper, definite plural lappene)

  1. a Lapp, Sami person; person of the Sami people
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leppr.

Noun

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lapp m (definite singular lappen, indefinite plural lappar, definite plural lappane)

  1. patch
    Jakka hadde lappar på olbogane.
    The coat had patches on the elbows.
  2. a note, small piece of paper
    Han gav meg ein lapp med ein beskjed på.
    He gave me a note with a message on it.
  3. a driver's license (usually definite)
    Synonym: førarkort
    I morgon skal eg ta lappen
    Tomorrow I'm gonna take (the exam for) the driver's license
  4. a type of small, thick pancake
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Etymology 2

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From Swedish lapp. Possibly from a Finnic or Samic language. Compare Finnish Lappi.

Noun

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lapp m (definite singular lappen, indefinite plural lappar, definite plural lappane)

  1. (derogatory) a Lapp, Sami person; person of the Sami people
    Synonyms: finn, same
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While this is a neutral term in Swedish, it’s traditionally perceived as derogatory in Norway.[1]

References

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  1. ^ “lapplending” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leppr, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (rag, cloth), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (to hang loosely).[1][2]

Compare Icelandic leppur, Danish lap, Middle Dutch lappe, Old High German lappa, German Lappen (patch), Lithuanian lopas (patch, piece) and Latvian lupata (rag, cloth).

Noun

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lapp c

  1. a patch, a piece of any flexible material, used to cover a hole in something; such as a piece of fabric used over a hole in a piece of clothing
  2. a small piece of paper; a slip, a note; often used as slang for körkort (driver's licence)
Declension
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Declension of lapp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lapp lappen lappar lapparna
Genitive lapps lappens lappars lapparnas
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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish lapper; compare Icelandic lappir pl; probably of Finnish origin; compare Finnish lappalainen (Lap), after Lappi (Lapland), older Finnish also lapp; original meaning unknown.[3]

Noun

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lapp c

  1. a Lapp, a Sami person; a person of the Sami people
Usage notes
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  • The word same (a Sami person) is recently the politically correct ethnic term. However, in everyday life lapp is currently used by both Swedes and Sami in non-derogatory fashion.
Declension
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Declension of lapp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lapp lappen lappar lapparna
Genitive lapps lappens lappars lapparnas
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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “lap”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) “lapa”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
  3. ^ http://www.saob.se/artikel/?show=lapp&unik=L_0225-0073.57q2&pz=3