lapie

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See also: łapie, Łapie, and łapię

Karelian

Regional variants of lapie
North Karelian
(Viena)
lapie
South Karelian
(Tver)
labie

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lapida.

Noun

lapie (genitive lapien, partitive )

  1. shovel
  2. spade
  3. peel (baking tool)
  4. trowel (mason's)

References

  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “lapie”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN