lapa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lapa"

English

Etymology 1

From Sotho lelapa.

Noun

lapa (plural lapas)

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

Etymology 2

From Chinese 喇叭 (lǎba).

Noun

lapa (plural lapas)

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

Anagrams

• Pala, alap, pa'al, pala

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Sotho lelapa.

Noun

lapa (plural lapas, diminutive lapatjie)

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

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Derived terms

• maglapa
• makalapa
• malapa

 

Buginese

Noun

lapa (Lontara spelling ᨒᨄ)

1. lava

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lapaq.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lapa

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

See also

Elementary Arithmetic:

• pagbahin-bahin (division):

  (dividend: bahinanan) + (divisor: tigbahin)
  = (quotient: lapa); (remainder: puwaki, kida)

• pagdugang, pagpuno (addition or summation)
• pagkuha, pag-iban (subtraction or deduction)
• pagpilo-pilo (multiplication)
• pagsab-oy (factorization)

Verb

lapa

1. to cut into sizable chunks or portions
2. to mutilate; hack to pieces

   Synonyms: guhay, pingkol

Finnish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

• -lapainen
• lapakko
• lapanen
• lapautua
• lapio (possibly)
• lapo
• lavanne

 

compounds

• aironlapa
• kaksilapainen
• lampaanlapa
• lapajättiläinen
• lapakulma
• lapakääntö
• lapalihas
• lapaliitos
• lapaluu
• lapamato
• lapamonni
• lapasampi
• lapasorsa
• lapasotka
• lavanaluslihas
• lavankohottajalihas
• lavantauti (possibly)
• lehtilapa
• peräsinlapa
• potkurinlapa
• rukinlapa
• siivenlapa

 

Further reading

• “lapa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

lapa

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

Anagrams

• pala

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.pa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: lapas, lapât

Verb

lapa

1. third-person singular past historic of laper

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlapɐ]

Etymology 1

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

menhir known as lapa de Gargantáns, Galicia

Alternative forms

• lapia

Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)

1. grotto, cave; shelter
2. standing stone

Derived terms

• Lapa
• Lapela

Related terms

• lapela (“lapel”)

Etymology 2

Obscure.

Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)

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

Synonyms

• patela

Etymology 3

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

Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)

1. flame

   Synonym: chama

Derived terms

• lápara
• laparada
• laparear

 

Etymology 4

Verb

lapa

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

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “lapa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lapa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lapa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lapa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ingrian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑpɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: la‧pa

Noun

lapa

1. mistake made in weaving

Declension

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

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

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑpɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: la‧pa

Noun

lapa

1. Synonym of terä (“blade”)

Declension

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑpɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: la‧pa

Verb

lapa

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

References

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

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠapˠə/

Noun

lapa m (genitive singular lapa, nominative plural lapaí)

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

Synonyms

• mág

Latvian

Etymology

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

Noun

lapa f (4th declension)

1. leaf

   lapas plātne ― leaf blade

   koku lapas ― tree leaves

   lapu koks ― leafy tree, deciduous tree

   lapu dārzeņi ― leafy vegetables (cabbage, spinach, etc.)

2. sheet of paper, especially in a book

   papīras lapa ― sheet of paper

   aptaujas lapa ― survey sheet

   grāmatas lapa ― book page

   lapas puse, lappuse ― half sheet (= page)

3. (Internet) web page

   vikipēdijas sākumlapa ― the (Latvian) Wikipedia home page

Declension

Declension of lapa (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	lapa	lapas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	lapu	lapas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	lapas	lapu
dative (datīvs)	lapai	lapām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	lapu	lapām
locative (lokatīvs)	lapā	lapās
vocative (vokatīvs)	lapa	lapas

Derived terms

• lappuse
• sākumlapa

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lapaq.

Verb

lapa

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

Mmen

Etymology

Borrowed from English wrapper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /làpā/, [là.pā]

Noun

làpā

1. (cloth) wrapper (for something)

Further reading

• Lena Björkestedt, A Phonological Sketch of the Mmen Language (2010)

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• apa

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lapa f (plural lape)

1. bee

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Adjective

lapa

1. hungry

Portuguese

lapa (2)

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly of Pre-Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.pɐ/

• Homophone: Lapa
• Rhymes: -apɐ
• Hyphenation: la‧pa

Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)

1. grotto; cave, especially one used as shelter

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:caverna

2. limpet (a small mollusc)

   Hypernyms: gastrópode, molusco

Derived terms

• Lapa (name of several cities)

Related terms

• lapedo

Sicilian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lapa f (plural lapi)

1. bee.
2. A Piaggio Ape.

Derived terms

• lapazza
• lapiceḍḍa
• lapuni
• lapunijari
• lapunijata
• lapuzza

 

Related terms

• aparu
• fascitra
• fascitraru
• furficicchiu
• musca
• muschitta
• muscuni
• palummeḍḍa
• sampagghiuni

 

Descendants

• → Italian: lapa

Sikaiana

Etymology

Borrowed from English rubber.

Noun

lapa

1. rubber

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

Verb

lapa

1. to be hungry

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)

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

Derived terms

• bomba lapa
• lapa roja

 

Further reading

• “lapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lɑːpa/

Verb

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of lapa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	lapa		lapas
Supine	lapat		lapats
Imperative	lapa		—
Imper. plural1	lapen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lapar	lapade	lapas	lapades
Ind. plural1	lapa	lapade	lapas	lapades
Subjunctive2	lape	lapade	lapes	lapades
	Participles
Present participle	lapande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• lapa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lapa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lapa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• lapa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tagalog

Etymology

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'.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlapaʔ/ [ˈlaː.pɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -apaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /laˈpaʔ/ [lɐˈpaʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: la‧pa

Noun

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

Derived terms

• lapaan
• lapain
• lumapa
• maglapa
• manlalapa
• paglalapa
• paglapa
• tagalapa

 

Adjective

lapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉ)

1. butchered; killed (of animals)

   Synonyms: katay, kinatay

Anagrams

• pala-, alap, pala, alpa

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lapa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lapa

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

Inflection

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

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