lappen

See also: Lappen and läppen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: lap‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɑpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch lappen. Equivalent to lap +‎ -en.

Verb

lappen

1. (transitive) to piece up, to patch, to repair
2. (transitive) to patch up, to repair with patches
3. (transitive) to raise (money)
4. (transitive) to pay up, to put in extra money
5. (transitive) to clean with a shammy
6. (transitive) to play (a trick) (with indirect object)

   Hij heeft hun een ellendige streek gelapt.

   He played an awful prank on them.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lappen (weak)
infinitive	lappen
past singular	lapte
past participle	gelapt
infinitive	lappen
gerund	lappen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	lap	lapte
2nd person sing. (jij)	lapt, lap2	lapte
2nd person sing. (u)	lapt	lapte
2nd person sing. (gij)	lapt	lapte
3rd person singular	lapt	lapte
plural	lappen	lapten
subjunctive sing.1	lappe	lapte
subjunctive plur.1	lappen	lapten
imperative sing.	lap
imperative plur.1	lapt
participles	lappend	gelapt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• aan zijn laars lappen
• lapmiddel
• oplappen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lap
• Berbice Creole Dutch: lapu
• Negerhollands: lap
• → Papiamentu: lapi, lappi
• → Sranan Tongo: laplapu, lappu
  • → Kari'na: rapumary

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lappen

1. plural of lap

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wlappen

Etymology

Alteration of earlier Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, fold”), from Old English *wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian, *wlæppian, from Proto-Germanic *wrappan-, *wlappan- (“to wrap, fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to bend, turn”). Akin to Middle English wrappen (“to wrap”), Danish vravle (“to wind”), Old Italian goluppare (“to wrap”) (from Germanic). More at envelop, develop.

Verb

lappen

1. to wrap, fold

Descendants

• English: lap

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lappen m

1. definite singular of lapp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lappen m

1. definite singular of lapp

Swedish

Noun

lappen

1. definite singular of lapp

Anagrams

• papeln