ļipa

See also: lipa, lipą, lípa, līpa, and ļipā

Latvian

Zaķis un zaķa ļipa

Etymology

Borrowed either from Livonian lip (“weather vane, sheep tail”) or from Estonian lipp, both from Proto-Finnic *lippu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ļipa f (4th declension)

1. (anatomy) short tail, scut

   zaķa ļipa ― hare tail

   aitas ļipa ― sheep tail

   kazas ļipa ― goat tail

Usage notes

Basically, ļipa refers to short tails like a rabbit's, while aste refers to long tails like a horse's.

Declension

Declension of ļipa (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ļipa	ļipas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ļipu	ļipas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	ļipas	ļipu
dative (datīvs)	ļipai	ļipām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ļipu	ļipām
locative (lokatīvs)	ļipā	ļipās
vocative (vokatīvs)	ļipa	ļipas

Synonyms

• aste