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lep

lep

(lĕp)
,
obs.
strong
imp.
of
Leap
.
Leaped.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


lep

lep

See also: LEP, lép, and lěp

English

Noun

lep (plural leps)

  1. A butterfly or moth.

Anagrams


Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *läppᴈ (roof, cover). Cognate with Udmurt липыны (lipyny, covering, roof) and Lule Sami liehpa/liehppa.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛp]

Verb

lep

  1. to cover

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Álgu etymological database, entry #37965 (language: Hungarian, word: lep)

Luo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ̀p/

Noun

lep

  1. tongue

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lě̑pъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛp/

Noun

lep m

  1. glue

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěpъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lêːp/

Adjective

lȇp (definite lȇpī, comparative lȅpšī, Cyrillic spelling ле̑п)

  1. nice, pretty

Declension


Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lěpъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈléːp/
  • Tonal orthography: lẹ̑p

Adjective

lép (comparative lépši, superlative nàjlépši)

  1. beautiful; handsome
    Njegova hči je mlada in zelo lepa ženska.
    His daughter is a young and very pretty woman.
  2. nice
Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈléːp/
  • Tonal orthography: lẹ̑p

Noun

lép m inan (genitive lépa, nominative plural lépi)

  1. (archaic) glue
Declension
Synonyms

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lep]

Noun

lep (plural leps)

  1. (male or female) ape
  2. (male or female) monkey

Declension

Derived terms

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