լափեմ

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lh₂P- (to lick). A close cognate in Ancient Greek λαφύσσω (laphússō, swallow, gulp down).

Verb

լափեմ (lapʻem)

  1. (transitive) to lap up, to lick up
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to eat up greedily, to devour, to consume

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: լափել (lapʻel)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լափեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “լափեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “լափ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 269—270
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 324