lape

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lape"

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lap'ëh, from Proto-Uralic *lappɜ. Related to Estonian lape, Livvi lappieh, Veps lapt, Erzya лапужа (lapuža), Komi-Permyak лап (lap), Udmurt лапег (lapeg), Eastern Mari лап (lap), Hungarian lapos, Southern Khanty лӑпсаҳ (lăpsaḥ) and Tundra Nenets [script needed] (lapcā-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpeˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝pe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑpe
• Syllabification^(key): la‧pe
• Hyphenation^(key): la‧pe

Noun

lape

1. flat (flat part of something, especially a blade)
2. plane (any of the flat or sloped sides of a roof)
3. (wide/broad) edge, periphery

   Near-synonym: syrjä (“(narrow) edge”)

   1. face (of lumber)
   2. bed face (of bricks or ceramic/concrete blocks)

Declension

Inflection of lape (Kotus type 48*B/hame, pp-p gradation)
nominative		lape	lappeet
genitive		lappeen	lappeiden lappeitten
partitive		lapetta	lappeita
illative		lappeeseen	lappeisiin lappeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lape	lappeet
accusative	nom.	lape	lappeet
	gen.	lappeen
genitive		lappeen	lappeiden lappeitten
partitive		lapetta	lappeita
inessive		lappeessa	lappeissa
elative		lappeesta	lappeista
illative		lappeeseen	lappeisiin lappeihin
adessive		lappeella	lappeilla
ablative		lappeelta	lappeilta
allative		lappeelle	lappeille
essive		lappeena	lappeina
translative		lappeeksi	lappeiksi
abessive		lappeetta	lappeitta
instructive		—	lappein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lape (Kotus type 48*B/hame, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lappeeni lappeeni accusative nom. lappeeni lappeeni gen. lappeeni genitive lappeeni lappeideni lappeitteni partitive lapettani lappeitani inessive lappeessani lappeissani elative lappeestani lappeistani illative lappeeseeni lappeisiini lappeihini adessive lappeellani lappeillani ablative lappeeltani lappeiltani allative lappeelleni lappeilleni essive lappeenani lappeinani translative lappeekseni lappeikseni abessive lappeettani lappeittani instructive — — comitative — lappeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lappeesi lappeesi accusative nom. lappeesi lappeesi gen. lappeesi genitive lappeesi lappeidesi lappeittesi partitive lapettasi lappeitasi inessive lappeessasi lappeissasi elative lappeestasi lappeistasi illative lappeeseesi lappeisiisi lappeihisi adessive lappeellasi lappeillasi ablative lappeeltasi lappeiltasi allative lappeellesi lappeillesi essive lappeenasi lappeinasi translative lappeeksesi lappeiksesi abessive lappeettasi lappeittasi instructive — — comitative — lappeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lappeemme lappeemme accusative nom. lappeemme lappeemme gen. lappeemme genitive lappeemme lappeidemme lappeittemme partitive lapettamme lappeitamme inessive lappeessamme lappeissamme elative lappeestamme lappeistamme illative lappeeseemme lappeisiimme lappeihimme adessive lappeellamme lappeillamme ablative lappeeltamme lappeiltamme allative lappeellemme lappeillemme essive lappeenamme lappeinamme translative lappeeksemme lappeiksemme abessive lappeettamme lappeittamme instructive — — comitative — lappeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lappeenne lappeenne accusative nom. lappeenne lappeenne gen. lappeenne genitive lappeenne lappeidenne lappeittenne partitive lapettanne lappeitanne inessive lappeessanne lappeissanne elative lappeestanne lappeistanne illative lappeeseenne lappeisiinne lappeihinne adessive lappeellanne lappeillanne ablative lappeeltanne lappeiltanne allative lappeellenne lappeillenne essive lappeenanne lappeinanne translative lappeeksenne lappeiksenne abessive lappeettanne lappeittanne instructive — — comitative — lappeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lappeensa lappeensa accusative nom. lappeensa lappeensa gen. lappeensa genitive lappeensa lappeidensa lappeittensa partitive lapettaan lapettansa lappeitaan lappeitansa inessive lappeessaan lappeessansa lappeissaan lappeissansa elative lappeestaan lappeestansa lappeistaan lappeistansa illative lappeeseensa lappeisiinsa lappeihinsa adessive lappeellaan lappeellansa lappeillaan lappeillansa ablative lappeeltaan lappeeltansa lappeiltaan lappeiltansa allative lappeelleen lappeellensa lappeilleen lappeillensa essive lappeenaan lappeenansa lappeinaan lappeinansa translative lappeekseen lappeeksensa lappeikseen lappeiksensa abessive lappeettaan lappeettansa lappeittaan lappeittansa instructive — — comitative — lappeineen lappeinensa

Derived terms

• lappeellaan
• lappeelleen

compounds

• kaksilappeinen
• katonlape
• käyttölape
• lapeaita
• lapetikkaat
• nelilapekatto
• nelilappeinen
• takalape
• yksilappeinen

Further reading

• “lape”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lap/
• Homophones: lapent, lapes

Verb

lape

1. inflection of laper:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative
   2. first-person singular present subjunctive
   3. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Alep, pale, pâle, pela

Galician

Verb

lape

1. inflection of lapar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• (lapè) IPA^(key): [lɐˈpʲɛ]
• (lãpe) IPA^(key): [ˈlaːpʲɛ]

Noun

lapè f

1. instrumental singular of lapė

Noun

lãpe f

1. vocative singular of lapė

Old Prussian

Lape.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lapijāˀ. Cognate with Lithuanian lãpė, Latvian lapsa and Proto-Slavic *lisa.

Noun

lape f

1. (zoology) fox

References

• Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988–1997), “lape”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological Dictionary of Old Prussian]‎^[2] (in Lithuanian), Vilnius
• G. H. F. Nesselmann (1873), “lape”, in Thesaurus linguae prussicae. Der preussische Vocabelvorrath [...] (in German), Berlin: Ferd. Dümmlers Verlagsbuchhandlung; Harrwitz & Gossmann, page 89