laip

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German līp, from Old High German līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body; life”). Cognate with German Leib, English life.

Noun

laip m

1. (Luserna) body

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Estonian

Etymology

Created ex nihilo. Influenced by German Leib (“body”) and Estonian raibe (“carcass, carrion”).

Noun

laip (genitive laiba, partitive laipa)

1. corpse, dead body

Declension

Declension of laip (ÕS type 22u/leib, p-b gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		laip	laibad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	laiba
genitive			laipade
partitive		laipa	laipu laipasid
illative		laipa laibasse	laipadesse laibusse
inessive		laibas	laipades laibus
elative		laibast	laipadest laibust
allative		laibale	laipadele laibule
adessive		laibal	laipadel laibul
ablative		laibalt	laipadelt laibult
translative		laibaks	laipadeks laibuks
terminative		laibani	laipadeni
essive		laibana	laipadena
abessive		laibata	laipadeta
comitative		laibaga	laipadega

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

From English life.

Noun

laip

1. life
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:20:

     Bihain God i tok olsem, “Solwara i mas pulap long ol kain kain samting i gat laip. Na ol pisin i mas kamap na flai nabaut long skai.”

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