lappa

See also: läppä

Contents

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

lappa ‎(plural lappas)

1. African waist scarf.
   • 1982, Claire Polakoff, African Textiles and Dyeing Techniques, Routledge, ISBN 0710009089, page 224,

     Asi clutched her child to her, then wrapped the lifeless body in the lappa which was her own skirt.

   • 1997, Nana Akua Kyerewaa Opokuwaa, Akan Protocol: Remembering the Traditions of Our Ancestors, 2005 iUniverse edition [self-published], ISBN 0595348505, page 69,

     In the colder climates of the Diaspora, women wear leotards, tights or exercise pants under the slip lappa to keep the body warm.

   • 1998, Love P. Maya, Off the Village Mat: A Novel, 2003 WRITERSWORLD edition [self-published?], ISBN 1904181147, page 56,

     The lappa was tied over a white short-sleeved lace blouse.

AnagramsEdit

• appal
• papal

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BugineseEdit

NounEdit

lappa (lontara ᨒᨄ)

1. joint

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin lappa.

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -appa

NounEdit

lappa f ‎(plural lappe)

1. burdock

VerbEdit

lappa

1. third-person singular present indicative of lappare
2. second-person singular imperative of lappare

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‎(“to hang loosely”). See also Latin labium and lambō.

NounEdit

lappa f ‎(genitive lappae); first declension

1. burdock

InflectionEdit

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lappa	lappae
genitive	lappae	lappārum
dative	lappae	lappīs
accusative	lappam	lappās
ablative	lappā	lappīs
vocative	lappa	lappae

ReferencesEdit

• lappa in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lappa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• LAPPA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• lappa in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly