lapin

See also: lapîn and Lapin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lapin (“rabbit”).

Noun

lapin (plural lapins)

1. Rabbit fur.
2. A castrated male rabbit.

Anagrams

• Aplin, Lipan, Palin, Pinal, Plain, in lap, plain, plani-

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapɪn/

Noun

lapin ?

1. rabbit

Synonyms

• konikl
• koulin

French

Etymology

Alteration of lapereau, with change of suffix after connin, a word it replaced.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.pɛ̃/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /la.pẽ/

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Noun

lapin m (plural lapins, feminine lapine)

1. rabbit

   Synonym: (dated, literary) connil

Derived terms

• baiser comme un lapin
• chaud lapin
• coup du lapin
• lapin commun
• lapin de garenne
• lapin de gouttière
• lapin de Pâques
• poser un lapin
• saut de lapin

 

Descendants

• → Piedmontese: lapin

Further reading

• “lapin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• alpin
• plain

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lapin (“rabbit”).

Noun

lapin m (invariable)

1. rabbit skin or fur

See also

• coniglio

Anagrams

• palin-, plani, plani-

Middle French

Noun

lapin m (plural lapins)

1. rabbit

Descendants

• French: lapin

Norman

Alternative forms

• lapîn (Jersey)

Etymology

Borrowed from French lapin.

Noun

lapin m (plural lapins)

1. (Guernsey) rabbit

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈpiŋ/

Noun

lapin m

1. rabbit