læppa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lappô (“cloth; rag”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down loosely (?)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlæp.pɑ/

Noun

læppa m

  1. skirt of a garment
  2. (anatomy) lobe

Declension
Declension of læppa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative læppa læppan
accusative læppan læppan
genitive læppan læppena
dative læppan læppum

Derived terms
  • ēarlæppa (“earlobe”)
  • liferlæppa (“lobe of the liver”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: lappe
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