lëpa

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See also: lepa

Kashubian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɜ.pa/
  • Rhymes: -ɜpa
  • Syllabification: lë‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Lippe.

Noun

lëpa f (related adjective lëpny)

  1. lip
    Synonym: mërma
Declension
Declension of lëpa
singular plural
nominative lëpa lëpë
genitive lëpë lëpów/lëp
dative lëpie lëpóm
accusative lëpã lëpë
instrumental lëpą lëpama
locative lëpie lëpach
vocative lëpò lëpë

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lipa.

Noun

lëpa f (diminutive lëpka, related adjective lipowy)

  2. linden, lime-tree, basswood (any tree of the genus Tilia)
    Synonym: lëpina
Declension
Declension of lëpa
singular plural
nominative lëpa lëpë
genitive lëpë lëpów/lëp
dative lëpie lëpóm
accusative lëpã lëpë
instrumental lëpą lëpama
locative lëpie lëpach
vocative lëpò lëpë

Further reading

  • Sychta, Bernard (1968) “lëpa”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 2 (H – L), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 354
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “warga”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “warga, lipa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
  • “lëpa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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