lapo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lapo"

Central Bikol

Verb

lapô

1. (medicine) dislocate; to dislodge

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlapo/

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• Rhymes: -apo
• Syllabification: la‧po

Noun

lapo (accusative singular lapon, plural lapoj, accusative plural lapojn)

1. burdock

Derived terms

• lapfermilo

Further reading

• “lapo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “lapo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpo/, [ˈlɑ̝po̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑpo
• Syllabification^(key): la‧po
• Hyphenation^(key): la‧po

Etymology 1

lapa +‎ -o, probably also with influence from lappaa

Noun

lapo

1. A rakeful of hay.

Declension

Inflection of lapo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p–v gradation)
nominative		lapo	lavot
genitive		lavon	lapojen
partitive		lapoa	lapoja
illative		lapoon	lapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lapo	lavot
accusative	nom.	lapo	lavot
	gen.	lavon
genitive		lavon	lapojen
partitive		lapoa	lapoja
inessive		lavossa	lavoissa
elative		lavosta	lavoista
illative		lapoon	lapoihin
adessive		lavolla	lavoilla
ablative		lavolta	lavoilta
allative		lavolle	lavoille
essive		lapona	lapoina
translative		lavoksi	lavoiksi
abessive		lavotta	lavoitta
instructive		—	lavoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lapo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p–v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laponi laponi accusative nom. laponi laponi gen. laponi genitive laponi lapojeni partitive lapoani lapojani inessive lavossani lavoissani elative lavostani lavoistani illative lapooni lapoihini adessive lavollani lavoillani ablative lavoltani lavoiltani allative lavolleni lavoilleni essive laponani lapoinani translative lavokseni lavoikseni abessive lavottani lavoittani instructive — — comitative — lapoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laposi laposi accusative nom. laposi laposi gen. laposi genitive laposi lapojesi partitive lapoasi lapojasi inessive lavossasi lavoissasi elative lavostasi lavoistasi illative lapoosi lapoihisi adessive lavollasi lavoillasi ablative lavoltasi lavoiltasi allative lavollesi lavoillesi essive laponasi lapoinasi translative lavoksesi lavoiksesi abessive lavottasi lavoittasi instructive — — comitative — lapoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lapomme lapomme accusative nom. lapomme lapomme gen. lapomme genitive lapomme lapojemme partitive lapoamme lapojamme inessive lavossamme lavoissamme elative lavostamme lavoistamme illative lapoomme lapoihimme adessive lavollamme lavoillamme ablative lavoltamme lavoiltamme allative lavollemme lavoillemme essive laponamme lapoinamme translative lavoksemme lavoiksemme abessive lavottamme lavoittamme instructive — — comitative — lapoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laponne laponne accusative nom. laponne laponne gen. laponne genitive laponne lapojenne partitive lapoanne lapojanne inessive lavossanne lavoissanne elative lavostanne lavoistanne illative lapoonne lapoihinne adessive lavollanne lavoillanne ablative lavoltanne lavoiltanne allative lavollenne lavoillenne essive laponanne lapoinanne translative lavoksenne lavoiksenne abessive lavottanne lavoittanne instructive — — comitative — lapoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative laponsa laponsa accusative nom. laponsa laponsa gen. laponsa genitive laponsa lapojensa partitive lapoaan lapoansa lapojaan lapojansa inessive lavossaan lavossansa lavoissaan lavoissansa elative lavostaan lavostansa lavoistaan lavoistansa illative lapoonsa lapoihinsa adessive lavollaan lavollansa lavoillaan lavoillansa ablative lavoltaan lavoltansa lavoiltaan lavoiltansa allative lavolleen lavollensa lavoilleen lavoillensa essive laponaan laponansa lapoinaan lapoinansa translative lavokseen lavoksensa lavoikseen lavoiksensa abessive lavottaan lavottansa lavoittaan lavoittansa instructive — — comitative — lapoineen lapoinensa

Etymology 2

Shortened from lapsiporno (“child porn”).

Noun

lapo

1. (Internet slang) child porn

Declension

Inflection of lapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		lapo	lapot
genitive		lapon	lapojen
partitive		lapoa	lapoja
illative		lapoon	lapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lapo	lapot
accusative	nom.	lapo	lapot
	gen.	lapon
genitive		lapon	lapojen
partitive		lapoa	lapoja
inessive		lapossa	lapoissa
elative		laposta	lapoista
illative		lapoon	lapoihin
adessive		lapolla	lapoilla
ablative		lapolta	lapoilta
allative		lapolle	lapoille
essive		lapona	lapoina
translative		lapoksi	lapoiksi
abessive		lapotta	lapoitta
instructive		—	lapoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laponi laponi accusative nom. laponi laponi gen. laponi genitive laponi lapojeni partitive lapoani lapojani inessive lapossani lapoissani elative lapostani lapoistani illative lapooni lapoihini adessive lapollani lapoillani ablative lapoltani lapoiltani allative lapolleni lapoilleni essive laponani lapoinani translative lapokseni lapoikseni abessive lapottani lapoittani instructive — — comitative — lapoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laposi laposi accusative nom. laposi laposi gen. laposi genitive laposi lapojesi partitive lapoasi lapojasi inessive lapossasi lapoissasi elative lapostasi lapoistasi illative lapoosi lapoihisi adessive lapollasi lapoillasi ablative lapoltasi lapoiltasi allative lapollesi lapoillesi essive laponasi lapoinasi translative lapoksesi lapoiksesi abessive lapottasi lapoittasi instructive — — comitative — lapoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lapomme lapomme accusative nom. lapomme lapomme gen. lapomme genitive lapomme lapojemme partitive lapoamme lapojamme inessive lapossamme lapoissamme elative lapostamme lapoistamme illative lapoomme lapoihimme adessive lapollamme lapoillamme ablative lapoltamme lapoiltamme allative lapollemme lapoillemme essive laponamme lapoinamme translative lapoksemme lapoiksemme abessive lapottamme lapoittamme instructive — — comitative — lapoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laponne laponne accusative nom. laponne laponne gen. laponne genitive laponne lapojenne partitive lapoanne lapojanne inessive lapossanne lapoissanne elative lapostanne lapoistanne illative lapoonne lapoihinne adessive lapollanne lapoillanne ablative lapoltanne lapoiltanne allative lapollenne lapoillenne essive laponanne lapoinanne translative lapoksenne lapoiksenne abessive lapottanne lapoittanne instructive — — comitative — lapoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative laponsa laponsa accusative nom. laponsa laponsa gen. laponsa genitive laponsa lapojensa partitive lapoaan lapoansa lapojaan lapojansa inessive lapossaan lapossansa lapoissaan lapoissansa elative lapostaan lapostansa lapoistaan lapoistansa illative lapoonsa lapoihinsa adessive lapollaan lapollansa lapoillaan lapoillansa ablative lapoltaan lapoltansa lapoiltaan lapoiltansa allative lapolleen lapollensa lapoilleen lapoillensa essive laponaan laponansa lapoinaan lapoinansa translative lapokseen lapoksensa lapoikseen lapoiksensa abessive lapottaan lapottansa lapoittaan lapoittansa instructive — — comitative — lapoineen lapoinensa

Anagrams

• Alpo, Palo, palo, pola

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlapo̝/

Etymology 1

Perhaps from lapar (“to lick”).

Noun

lapo m (plural lapos)

1. sputum

   Synonym: esgarro

2. (colloquial) spittle, spit

Etymology 2

Unknown. Compare English slap.

Noun

lapo m (plural lapos)

1. slap (a blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lapo

1. first-person singular present indicative of lapar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lapo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lapo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lapo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlapo/
• Hyphenation: la‧po
• Rhymes: -po, -o

Noun

lapo (plural lapo-lapo)

1. (North Sumatra, dialectal) alternative spelling of lepau

Further reading

• “lapo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• lavo (dialectal)

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish lapo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpo/, [ˈɫɑpo̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpo/, [ˈɫɑb̥o̞ˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpo
• Hyphenation: la‧po

Noun

lapo

1. round haystack

Declension

Declension of lapo (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	lapo	lavot
genitive	lavon	lappoin, lapoloin
partitive	lappoa	lapoja, lapoloja
illative	lappoo	lappoi, lapoloihe
inessive	lavos	lavois, lapolois
elative	lavost	lavoist, lapoloist
allative	lavolle	lavoille, lapoloille
adessive	lavol	lavoil, lapoloil
ablative	lavolt	lavoilt, lapoloilt
translative	lavoks	lavoiks, lapoloiks
essive	laponna, lappoon	lapoinna, lapoloinna, lappoin, lapoloin
exessive1)	lapont	lapoint, lapoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

(rare, dialectal)

Soikkola declension of lapo (highly irregular, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	lapo	lappoohot
genitive	lappoohon	lapohiin
partitive	lappoa	lapohia
illative	lapohosse	lapohisse
inessive	lapohoos	lapohiis
elative	lapohoost	lapohiist
allative	lapoholle	lapohille
adessive	lapohool	lapohiil
ablative	lapohoolt	lapohiilt
translative	lapohooks	lapohiiks
essive	lapohoon	lapohiin
exessive1)	lapohoont	lapohiint
1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 242

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French la peau.

Noun

lapo

1. leather

   Synonym: kwir

References

• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 596

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlapo/ [ˈla.po]
• Rhymes: -apo
• Syllabification: la‧po

Noun

lapo m (plural lapos)

1. (colloquial) spittle, spit

   Synonyms: escupitajo, escupidura, escupida

Further reading

• “lapo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025