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Latin
Etymology
From lāpsus, perfect active participle of lābor.
Pronunciation
Verb
lāpsō (present infinitive lāpsāre, perfect active lāpsāvī, supine lāpsātum); first conjugation, impersonal in the passive
- to slip, slide, stumble, fall
Conjugation
Participle
lāpsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lāpsus
References
- “lapso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lapso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lapso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lāpsus (“a sliding, falling”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈla.pi.su/, /ˈlap.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlap.so/, /ˈla.pi.so/
- Rhymes: -apsu
- Hyphenation: lap‧so
Noun
lapso m (plural lapsos)
- lapse (a temporary failure; a slip)
- Lapso de memória ― Memory lapse.
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lāpsus (“a sliding, falling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlabso/
- Rhymes: -abso
- Syllabification: lap‧so
Noun
lapso m (plural lapsos)
- a lapse
Derived terms
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