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Latvian
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Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bel-, *pel-, *bla-, *pla-, an onomatopoeic stem that imitates human speech. Apparently, this stem was reduplicated in pļāpāt and underwent expressive palatalization (pl > pļ). Cognates include Lithuanian plõpti, pliõpti, pliopóti, German plappern.
Pronunciation
Verb
pļāpāt (transitive or intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present pļāpāju, pļāpā, pļāpā, past pļāpāju)
- to chat, to chatter, to babble, to gossip (to talk about minor, unimportant topics)
- veci cilvēki daudz pļāpā ― old people often chatter
- bet man gribas tikai niekus pļāpāt ― but I feel like just chatting about unimportant things
- ārsts nemēdza pļāpāt par delikatām lietām ― the doctor tends not to chatter, gossip about sensitive issues
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