lappa
See also: läppä
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EnglishEdit
NounEdit
lappa (plural lappas)
- 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.
- 1982, Claire Polakoff, African Textiles and Dyeing Techniques, Routledge, ISBN 0710009089, page 224,
AnagramsEdit
BugineseEdit
ItalianEdit
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”). See also Latin labium and lambō.
NounEdit
lappa f (genitive lappae); first declension
InflectionEdit
| 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 and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lappa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- du Cange, Charles (1883), “lappa”, in G. A. Louis Henschel, Pierre Carpentier, Léopold Favre, editors, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (in Latin), Niort: L. Favre
- lappa in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly