læppa

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈlæp.pɑ/

Noun[edit]

læppa m

skirt of a garment
(anatomy) lobe

Declension[edit]

Declension of læppa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	læppa	læppan
accusative	læppan	læppan
genitive	læppan	læppena
dative	læppan	læppum

Derived terms[edit]

ēarlæppa (“earlobe”)
liferlæppa (“lobe of the liver”)

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: lappe
- English: lap

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