læppa

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lappō, *lappā, from Proto-Germanic *lappaz (“cloth; rag”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down loosely (?)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæp.pɑ/

Noun

læppa m

  1. skirt of a garment
  2. (anatomy) lobe

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative læppa læppan
accusative læppan læppan
genitive læppan læppena
dative læppan læppum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: lappe
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