lapp

See also Lapp

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

lapp c

1. a patch, a piece of any flexible material, used to cover a hole in something; such as a piece of fabric used over a hole in a piece of clothing
2. a small piece of paper; a note
3. (dated, derogatory) a Lap, a Sami person; a person of the Sami people

Declension

Declension of lapp

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lapp	lappen	lappar	lapparna
genitive	lapps	lappens	lappars	lapparnas

Usage notes

• The word same (“a Sami person”) is now the preferred ethnic term, in a trend similar to Indian vs Native American and Eskimo vs Inuit

Related terms

• (patch): lappa, lappning, lapptäcke
• (piece of paper): lapplisa, papperslapp
• (sami): lappdräkt, lappkåta, Lappland

Synonyms

• (Sami): same (the recommended word to use)