lapsus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāpsus. Doublet of lapse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæpsəs/

Noun

lapsus (plural lapsus)

1. A slip, lapse, or error.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:error

Derived terms

• lapsus calami
• lapsus digiti
• lapsus digitorum
• lapsus linguae

 

Further reading

• “lapsus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Alsups

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Catalan

Noun

lapsus m (invariable)

1. lapse

Synonyms

• errada

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Czech

Etymology

Latin labor (“slip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlapsus]

Noun

1. (informal) lapse

Related terms

Related terms

• kolabovat
• kolaps
• labilní
• labilita
• relaps

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāpsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpsus/, [ˈlɑ̝ps̠us̠]
• Hyphenation: lap‧sus

Noun

lapsus

1. lapsus, slip, lapse, error

Declension

Inflection of lapsus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		lapsus	lapsukset
genitive		lapsuksen	lapsusten lapsuksien
partitive		lapsusta	lapsuksia
illative		lapsukseen	lapsuksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		lapsus	lapsukset
accusative	nom.	lapsus	lapsukset
	gen.	lapsuksen
genitive		lapsuksen	lapsusten lapsuksien
partitive		lapsusta	lapsuksia
inessive		lapsuksessa	lapsuksissa
elative		lapsuksesta	lapsuksista
illative		lapsukseen	lapsuksiin
adessive		lapsuksella	lapsuksilla
ablative		lapsukselta	lapsuksilta
allative		lapsukselle	lapsuksille
essive		lapsuksena	lapsuksina
translative		lapsukseksi	lapsuksiksi
abessive		lapsuksetta	lapsuksitta
instructive		—	lapsuksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lapsus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lapsukseni lapsukseni accusative nom. lapsukseni lapsukseni gen. lapsukseni genitive lapsukseni lapsusteni lapsuksieni partitive lapsustani lapsuksiani inessive lapsuksessani lapsuksissani elative lapsuksestani lapsuksistani illative lapsukseeni lapsuksiini adessive lapsuksellani lapsuksillani ablative lapsukseltani lapsuksiltani allative lapsukselleni lapsuksilleni essive lapsuksenani lapsuksinani translative lapsuksekseni lapsuksikseni abessive lapsuksettani lapsuksittani instructive — — comitative — lapsuksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lapsuksesi lapsuksesi accusative nom. lapsuksesi lapsuksesi gen. lapsuksesi genitive lapsuksesi lapsustesi lapsuksiesi partitive lapsustasi lapsuksiasi inessive lapsuksessasi lapsuksissasi elative lapsuksestasi lapsuksistasi illative lapsukseesi lapsuksiisi adessive lapsuksellasi lapsuksillasi ablative lapsukseltasi lapsuksiltasi allative lapsuksellesi lapsuksillesi essive lapsuksenasi lapsuksinasi translative lapsukseksesi lapsuksiksesi abessive lapsuksettasi lapsuksittasi instructive — — comitative — lapsuksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lapsuksemme lapsuksemme accusative nom. lapsuksemme lapsuksemme gen. lapsuksemme genitive lapsuksemme lapsustemme lapsuksiemme partitive lapsustamme lapsuksiamme inessive lapsuksessamme lapsuksissamme elative lapsuksestamme lapsuksistamme illative lapsukseemme lapsuksiimme adessive lapsuksellamme lapsuksillamme ablative lapsukseltamme lapsuksiltamme allative lapsuksellemme lapsuksillemme essive lapsuksenamme lapsuksinamme translative lapsukseksemme lapsuksiksemme abessive lapsuksettamme lapsuksittamme instructive — — comitative — lapsuksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lapsuksenne lapsuksenne accusative nom. lapsuksenne lapsuksenne gen. lapsuksenne genitive lapsuksenne lapsustenne lapsuksienne partitive lapsustanne lapsuksianne inessive lapsuksessanne lapsuksissanne elative lapsuksestanne lapsuksistanne illative lapsukseenne lapsuksiinne adessive lapsuksellanne lapsuksillanne ablative lapsukseltanne lapsuksiltanne allative lapsuksellenne lapsuksillenne essive lapsuksenanne lapsuksinanne translative lapsukseksenne lapsuksiksenne abessive lapsuksettanne lapsuksittanne instructive — — comitative — lapsuksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lapsuksensa lapsuksensa accusative nom. lapsuksensa lapsuksensa gen. lapsuksensa genitive lapsuksensa lapsustensa lapsuksiensa partitive lapsustaan lapsustansa lapsuksiaan lapsuksiansa inessive lapsuksessaan lapsuksessansa lapsuksissaan lapsuksissansa elative lapsuksestaan lapsuksestansa lapsuksistaan lapsuksistansa illative lapsukseensa lapsuksiinsa adessive lapsuksellaan lapsuksellansa lapsuksillaan lapsuksillansa ablative lapsukseltaan lapsukseltansa lapsuksiltaan lapsuksiltansa allative lapsukselleen lapsuksellensa lapsuksilleen lapsuksillensa essive lapsuksenaan lapsuksenansa lapsuksinaan lapsuksinansa translative lapsuksekseen lapsukseksensa lapsuksikseen lapsuksiksensa abessive lapsuksettaan lapsuksettansa lapsuksittaan lapsuksittansa instructive — — comitative — lapsuksineen lapsuksinensa

Anagrams

• plussa

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French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lapsus. Doublet of laps, another borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lap.sy/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

lapsus m (plural lapsus)

1. lapsus

Derived terms

• lapsus révélateur

Further reading

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

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin lapsus.

Noun

lapsus m

1. (informal) flaw, fault

Synonyms

• galli

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Italian

Noun

lapsus m (uncountable)

1. slip of the tongue

Derived terms

• lapsus freudiano

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlaːp.sus/, [ˈɫ̪äːps̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlap.sus/, [ˈläpsus]

Etymology 1

lābor (“to slip”) +‎ -sus (action noun)

Noun

lāpsus m (genitive lāpsūs); fourth declension

1. gliding, sliding, slipping, falling

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lāpsus	lāpsūs
Genitive	lāpsūs	lāpsuum
Dative	lāpsuī	lāpsibus
Accusative	lāpsum	lāpsūs
Ablative	lāpsū	lāpsibus
Vocative	lāpsus	lāpsūs

Descendants

• English: lapsus calami, lapsus digiti, lapsus digitorum, lapsus linguae
• Italian: lapsus
• Middle French: laps
  • English: lapse
• Russian: ля́псус m (ljápsus)
• Swedish: lapsus

Etymology 2

Past participle of lābor (“slip, glide”).

Participle

lāpsus (feminine lāpsa, neuter lāpsum); first/second-declension participle

1. slipped, glided, fallen

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lāpsus	lāpsa	lāpsum		lāpsī	lāpsae	lāpsa
Genitive	lāpsī	lāpsae	lāpsī		lāpsōrum	lāpsārum	lāpsōrum
Dative	lāpsō		lāpsō		lāpsīs
Accusative	lāpsum	lāpsam	lāpsum		lāpsōs	lāpsās	lāpsa
Ablative	lāpsō	lāpsā	lāpsō		lāpsīs
Vocative	lāpse	lāpsa	lāpsum		lāpsī	lāpsae	lāpsa

References

• “lapsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “lapsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lapsus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • he has made several mistakes: saepe (crebro, multa) peccavit, erravit, lapsus est
    
• lapsus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin lapsus.

Noun

làpsus m (Cyrillic spelling ла̀псус)

1. lapse

Declension

Declension of lapsus

	singular	plural
nominative	lapsus	lapsusi
genitive	lapsusa	lapsusa
dative	lapsusu	lapsusima
accusative	lapsus	lapsuse
vocative	lapsuse	lapsusi
locative	lapsusu	lapsusima
instrumental	lapsusom	lapsusima

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Spanish

Noun

lapsus m (plural lapsus)

1. lapsus