lepo

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See also: Lepo, LEPO, and lépő

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *lepo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lepo/
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  • Rhymes: -epo
  • Hyphenation: le‧po

Noun

lepo inan

  1. neck
    Synonyms: idun, sama
  2. (Biscayan) shoulder
    Synonym: sorbalda
  3. (Biscayan) back
    Synonym: bizkar
  4. mountain pass
    Synonym: mendate

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • lepo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • lepo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

levätä +‎ -o

Pronunciation

Noun

lepo

  1. rest, repose

Declension

Inflection of lepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative lepo levot
genitive levon lepojen
partitive lepoa lepoja
illative lepoon lepoihin
singular plural
nominative lepo levot
accusative nom. lepo levot
gen. levon
genitive levon lepojen
partitive lepoa lepoja
inessive levossa levoissa
elative levosta levoista
illative lepoon lepoihin
adessive levolla levoilla
ablative levolta levoilta
allative levolle levoille
essive lepona lepoina
translative levoksi levoiksi
abessive levotta levoitta
instructive levoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leponi leponi
accusative nom. leponi leponi
gen. leponi
genitive leponi lepojeni
partitive lepoani lepojani
inessive levossani levoissani
elative levostani levoistani
illative lepooni lepoihini
adessive levollani levoillani
ablative levoltani levoiltani
allative levolleni levoilleni
essive leponani lepoinani
translative levokseni levoikseni
abessive levottani levoittani
instructive
comitative lepoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leposi leposi
accusative nom. leposi leposi
gen. leposi
genitive leposi lepojesi
partitive lepoasi lepojasi
inessive levossasi levoissasi
elative levostasi levoistasi
illative lepoosi lepoihisi
adessive levollasi levoillasi
ablative levoltasi levoiltasi
allative levollesi levoillesi
essive leponasi lepoinasi
translative levoksesi levoiksesi
abessive levottasi levoittasi
instructive
comitative lepoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lepomme lepomme
accusative nom. lepomme lepomme
gen. lepomme
genitive lepomme lepojemme
partitive lepoamme lepojamme
inessive levossamme levoissamme
elative levostamme levoistamme
illative lepoomme lepoihimme
adessive levollamme levoillamme
ablative levoltamme levoiltamme
allative levollemme levoillemme
essive leponamme lepoinamme
translative levoksemme levoiksemme
abessive levottamme levoittamme
instructive
comitative lepoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leponne leponne
accusative nom. leponne leponne
gen. leponne
genitive leponne lepojenne
partitive lepoanne lepojanne
inessive levossanne levoissanne
elative levostanne levoistanne
illative lepoonne lepoihinne
adessive levollanne levoillanne
ablative levoltanne levoiltanne
allative levollenne levoillenne
essive leponanne lepoinanne
translative levoksenne levoiksenne
abessive levottanne levoittanne
instructive
comitative lepoinenne

Interjection

lepo!

  1. (military) at ease!

Usage notes

  • (military interjection): asento! is used when a group, already at ease (lepo), is commanded to stand in the state of alertness, with the heels together and with the tips of the shoes two fists apart from each other. The command huomio! is used when a group, neiher at ease nor in any other commanded position, is commanded to pay attention to the commander, with the feet in the position of asento.

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Further reading

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

lepo

  1. soil, dirt
  2. filth

Derived terms

Ingrian

Etymology

From levätä (to take a break) +‎ -o. Akin to Finnish lepo.

Pronunciation

Noun

lepo

  1. rest, break

Declension

Declension of lepo (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative lepo levot
genitive levon leppoin, lepoloin
partitive leppoa lepoja, lepoloja
illative leppoo leppoi, lepoloihe
inessive levos levois, lepolois
elative levost levoist, lepoloist
allative levolle levoille, lepoloille
adessive levol levoil, lepoloil
ablative levolt levoilt, lepoloilt
translative levoks levoiks, lepoloiks
essive leponna, leppoon lepoinna, lepoloinna, leppoin, lepoloin
exessive1) lepont lepoint, lepoloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “леппо”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 699

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.pɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpɔ
  • Syllabification: le‧po

Noun

lepo

  1. vocative singular of lepa

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lêːpo/
  • Hyphenation: le‧po

Adverb

lȇpo (Cyrillic spelling ле̑по)

  1. beautifully, nicely

Adjective

lepo

  1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of lep