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läpp

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See also: lapp and Lapp

Swedish

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läppar [lips]

Etymology

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From Old Swedish læpper, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse *lep(p)r, derived from Proto-Germanic *lipn-, *lepn-, syncopated oblique forms of Proto-Germanic *lepô (lip), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (lip). Alternatively, perhaps from Old Norse *lepr, from Proto-Germanic *lepaz (lip), from the same Indo-European source. Related to dialectal Swedish läpe, from Old Swedish læpi, lepe, from Old Norse *lepi, from Proto-Germanic *lepô (lip).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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läpp c

  1. a lip (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth)
    • 1991, Eva Dahlgren, “Vem tänder stjärnorna? [Who Lights the Stars?]”, in En blekt blondins hjärta [The Heart of a Bleached Blonde]‎[1]:
      Det var evighetssekunder. Tre korta andetag. Hela livet vände. Vem valde? Inte jag. Jag hörde ord från mina läppar som aldrig vilat i min mun. Tankar aldrig tänkta, som nya väggar i ett rum.
      It was seconds of eternity. Three short breaths. My whole life ["the whole life" – Swedish often prefers to express possession by putting a noun in the definite instead of with a separate possessive pronoun] turned around. Who chose? Not me. I heard words from my lips that had [implied from vilat (rested) being supine] never rested in my mouth. Thoughts never thought, like new walls in a room.

Declension

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Declension of läpp
nominative genitive
singular indefinite läpp läpps
definite läppen läppens
plural indefinite läppar läppars
definite läpparna läpparnas

Derived terms

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See also

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  • cerat (lip balm)
  • lypsyl (lip balm (genericized trademark))

References

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