leppur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leppr (“lock of hair; rag”), from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leppur m (genitive singular lepps, nominative plural leppar)

  1. rag, piece of cloth
  2. patch
  3. (chess) pin

Declension

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declension of leppur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leppur leppurinn leppar lepparnir
accusative lepp leppinn leppa leppana
dative leppi / lepp leppnum leppum leppunum
genitive lepps leppsins leppa leppanna

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “lap”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) “lapa”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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