lapërdhi

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smear, stick”). Cognate to Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”), Latin lippus (“blear eyed”), Lithuanian limpù (“to stick, glue”), Hittite [Term?] (/⁠lip⁠/, “to smear”), Old High German biliban (“to stay, remain”).

Noun

lapërdhi f (plural lapërdhira, definite lapërdhia, definite plural lapërdhirat)

1. vulgar word, bad behaviour, vulgarity, obscenity, profanity

Related terms

• laparos
• gëlep