leppe

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Estonian

Noun

leppe

  1. partitive plural of lepp

Norwegian Bokmål

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lepper

Noun

leppe m or f (definite singular leppa or leppen, indefinite plural lepper, definite plural leppene)

  1. lip (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

Noun

leppe f (definite singular leppa, indefinite plural lepper, definite plural leppene)

  1. a lip

Derived terms

References

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leppä. Cognates include Finnish leppä and Estonian lepp.

Pronunciation

Noun

leppe

  1. alder

Inflection

Declension of leppe (type VIII/päive, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative leppe lepäd
genitive lepä leppije, leppii
partitive leppä leppiite, leppii
illative leppäse, leppä leppiise
inessive lepäz leppiiz
elative lepässe leppiisse
allative lepäle leppiile
adessive lepälle leppiille
ablative lepälte leppiilte
translative lepässi leppiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn