liepa
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ[1], from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to glue, to paste”), whence also lipt (“to stick, to adhere”). Reflexes of the non-diphthongized stem can be seen in place names like Līpes kalns or Lipaiķi. The name probably came from the soft, pleasant leaves of this tree (or perhaps because of its sticky sap). A different name for the linden tree, from Proto-Indo-European *lento-, can be seen in English lind, linden, German Linde, and is reflected in Latvian lieta (“thing”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian líepa, Old Prussian lipe ([liːpe]), *leipe (from place names like Leypein, Leypiten), Proto-Slavic *lipa (Ukrainian, Russian ли́па (lípa), Belarusian лі́па (lípa), Bulgarian липа́ (lipá), Czech lípa, Polish lipa). (There were apparently also Germanic cognates — later replaced by reflexes of *lento- — as in the city name Leipciga, today's Leipzig.)[2]
Pronunciation
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Noun
liepa f (4th declension)
- linden tree, lime tree (esp. Tilia cordata)
- kupla liepa ― bushy linden tree
- liepu ziedi ― linden flowers
- liepu lūki ― linden bark
- liepu (ziedu) tēja ― linden (flower) tea
Declension
References
- ^ Kim, Ronald (2018) “The Phonology of Balto-Slavic”, in Jared S. Klein, Brian Joseph, and Matthias Fritz, editors, Handbook of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook[1], Berlin: de Gruyter, →ISBN
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “liepa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[2] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ. Compare Proto-Slavic *lipa.
Noun
líepa f (plural líepos) stress pattern 1
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | líepa | líepos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | líepos | líepų |
| dative (naudininkas) | líepai | líepoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | líepą | líepas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | líepa | líepomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | líepoje | líepose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | líepa | líepos |
See also
- Latvian etymologies from LEV
- Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latvian words with level intonation
- Latvian terms with audio pronunciation
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian fourth declension nouns
- lv:Mallow family plants
- lv:Trees
- Lithuanian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Lithuanian lemmas
- Lithuanian nouns
- Lithuanian entries with topic categories using raw markup
- Lithuanian feminine nouns
- lt:Months
- lt:Mallow family plants
- lt:Trees