liepa
Latvian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Balto-Slavic *leipāˀ[1], from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to glue, to paste”), whence also lipt (“to stick, to adhere”). Reflexes of the non-diphthongized stem can be seen in place names like Līpes kalns or Lipaiķi. The name probably came from the soft, pleasant leaves of this tree (or perhaps because of its sticky sap). A different name for the linden tree, from Proto-Indo-European *lento-, can be seen in English lind, linden, German Linde, and is reflected in Latvian lieta (“thing”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian líepa, Old Prussian lipe ([liːpe]), *leipe (from place names like Leypein, Leypiten), Proto-Slavic *lipa ((deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ukrainian ли́па (lípa), Belarusian лі́па (lípa), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Bulgarian липа́ (lipá), Czech lípa, Polish lipa). (There were apparently also Germanic cognates — later replaced by reflexes of *lento- — as in the city name Leipciga, today's Leipzig.)[2]
Pronunciation
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Noun
liepa f
- linden tree, lime tree (esp. Tillia cordata)
- kupla liepa ― bushy linden tree
- liepu ziedi ― linden flowers
- liepu lūki ― linden bark
- liepu (ziedu) tēja ― linden (flower) tea
Declension
References
- ^ Kim, Ronald (2018) “The Phonology of Balto-Slavic”, in Jared S. Klein, Brian Joseph, and Matthias Fritz, editors, Handbook of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook[1], Berlin: de Gruyter, →ISBN
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “liepa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Balto-Slavic *leipāˀ. Compare Proto-Slavic *lipa.
Noun
líepa f (plural líepos) stress pattern 1
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | líepa | líepos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | líepos | líepų |
| dative (naudininkas) | líepai | líepoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | líepą | líepas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | líepa | líepomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | líepoje | líepose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | líepa | líepos |
See also
- Latvian etymologies from LEV
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latvian words with level intonation
- Latvian terms with audio links
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian fourth declension nouns
- lv:Mallow family plants
- lv:Trees
- Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Lithuanian lemmas
- Lithuanian nouns
- Lithuanian feminine nouns
- lt:Months
- lt:Mallow family plants
- lt:Trees