липа

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lipa"

Bulgarian

дърво липа (spec. Tilia tomentosa)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lipa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [liˈpa]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -pa
• Hyphenation^(key): ли‧па

Noun

липа́ • (lipá) f (relational adjective ли́пов, diminutive липи́чка)

1. lime tree, linden tree (tree of genus Tilia)

Declension

Declension of липа́

	singular	plural
indefinite	липа́ lipá	липи́ lipí
definite	липа́та lipáta	липи́те lipíte

Derived terms

• липа́к (lipák, “linden grove”)
• липи́ще (lipíšte) (augmentative)
• ли́пина (lípina, “linden wood”)

See also

• ли́пица (lípica, “flower Myosotis”) (possibly related?)
• ли́пък (lípǎk, “sticky”) (dialectal, etymologically unrelated)

References

• “липа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “липа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899), “липа́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 13
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “липа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 413

Anagrams

• пила (pila)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlipa]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ли‧па

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lipa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ.

Noun

липа • (lipa) f (plural липи, relational adjective липов)

1. lime tree, linden tree

Declension

Declension of липа

	singular	plural
indefinite	липа (lipa)	липи (lipi)
definite unspecified	липата (lipata)	липите (lipite)
definite proximal	липава (lipava)	липиве (lipive)
definite distal	липана (lipana)	липине (lipine)
vocative	липо (lipo)	липи (lipi)

Derived terms

• липак m (lipak)
• липовина f (lipovina)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlipati.

Verb

липа • (lipa) third-singular present, impf (perfective залипа)

1. (intransitive) to sob, weep

Conjugation

Conjugation of липа (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	липал (lipal)	—	adjectival participle	—
feminine	липала (lipala)	—	adverbial participle	липајќи (lipajḱi)
neuter	липало (lipalo)	—	verbal noun	липање (lipanje)
plural	липале (lipale)	—	perfect participle	липано (lipano)
finite forms	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	липам (lipam)	липав (lipav)	—	—
2nd singular	липаш (lipaš)	липаше (lipaše)	—	липај (lipaj)
3rd singular	липа (lipa)	липаше (lipaše)	—	—
1st plural	липаме (lipame)	липавме (lipavme)	—	—
2nd plural	липате (lipate)	липавте (lipavte)	—	липајте (lipajte)
3rd plural	липаат (lipaat)	липаа (lipaa)	—	—
compound tenses
perfect	сум липал (sum lipal)		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам липано (imam lipano)		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев липал (bev lipal)		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав липано (imav lipano)		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал липано (sum imal lipano)		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе липам (ḱe lipam)		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам липано (ḱe imam lipano)		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе липав (ḱe lipav)		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав липано (ḱe imav lipano)		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум липал (ḱe sum lipal)		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал липано (ḱe sum imal lipano)		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би липал (bi lipal)		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал липано (bi imal lipano)		conditional of има + perfect participle

Derived terms

• разлипа (razlipa), полипа (polipa), прелипа (prelipa)

Anagrams

• пали (pali), пила (pila)

Russian

ли́па

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic липа (lipa), from Proto-Slavic *lipa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲipə]

• Audio:

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Noun

ли́па • (lípa) f inan (genitive ли́пы, nominative plural ли́пы, genitive plural лип, relational adjective ли́повый, diminutive ли́пка, augmentative ли́пища)

1. lime tree, linden (tree, wood, or flower)
2. (colloquial) forgery, fake

Declension

Declension of ли́па (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́па lípa	ли́пы lípy
genitive	ли́пы lípy	ли́п líp
dative	ли́пе lípe	ли́пам lípam
accusative	ли́пу lípu	ли́пы lípy
instrumental	ли́пой, ли́пою lípoj, lípoju	ли́пами lípami
prepositional	ли́пе lípe	ли́пах lípax

Pre-reform declension of ли́па (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́па lípa	ли́пы lípy
genitive	ли́пы lípy	ли́пъ líp
dative	ли́пѣ lípě	ли́памъ lípam
accusative	ли́пу lípu	ли́пы lípy
instrumental	ли́пой, ли́пою lípoj, lípoju	ли́пами lípami
prepositional	ли́пѣ lípě	ли́пахъ lípax

Derived terms

Phrases

• From ли́пка (lípka):
  • ободра́ть как ли́пку pf (obodrátʹ kak lípku), обдира́ть как ли́пку impf (obdirátʹ kak lípku)

Related terms

• ли́пкий (lípkij)
• ли́пнуть impf (lípnutʹ)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “липа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “липа”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 484
• Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “липа”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
• Krylov, G. A. (2004), “липа”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “липа”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Anagrams

• пила́ (pilá)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lipa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lîpa/
• Hyphenation: ли‧па

Noun

ли̏па f (Latin spelling lȉpa)

1. any part of a linden/lime tree
2. tea made from linden flowers

Declension

Declension of липа

	singular	plural
nominative	ли̏па	липе
genitive	липе	ли̑па̄
dative	липи	липама
accusative	липу	липе
vocative	липо	липе
locative	липом	липама
instrumental	липи	липама

Derived terms

• ли́пац
• лѝпан
• ли̑пањ

Further reading

• “липа”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lipa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫɪpɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ли́па • (lýpa) f inan (genitive ли́пи, nominative plural ли́пи, genitive plural лип)

1. lime tree, linden tree

Declension

Declension of ли́па
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́па lýpa	ли́пи lýpy
genitive	ли́пи lýpy	лип lyp
dative	ли́пі lýpi	ли́пам lýpam
accusative	ли́пу lýpu	ли́пи lýpy
instrumental	ли́пою lýpoju	ли́пами lýpamy
locative	ли́пі lýpi	ли́пах lýpax
vocative	ли́по lýpo	ли́пи lýpy

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “липа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka