lapte

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin lac, lactis (“milk”). Compare Romanian lapte.

Noun

lapte n

1. Alternative form of lapti

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Pronunciation

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Verb

lapte

1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative and subjunctive of lappen

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

lapte

1. (non-standard since 1938) past tense of lepja

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin lac, lactis (“milk”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. Compare Aromanian lapti, Catalan llet, Esperanto lakto, French lait, Friulian lat, Interlingua lacte, Italian latte, Portuguese leite, Spanish leche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlapte]

• Audio:

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Noun

lapte n (plural lăpturi)

1. (uncountable) milk
2. (countable, rare) type of milk

Declension

Declension of lapte

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) lapte	laptele	(niște) lăpturi	lăpturile
genitive/dative	(unui) lapte	laptelui	(unor) lăpturi	lăpturilor
vocative	lapte		lăpturilor

Derived terms

• lăptărie
• lapte bătut

Related terms

• alăpta, lăpta
• lăptar
• lapți
• lăptos
• lăptucă

See also

• mulge

Further reading

• lapte in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)