English

A Lapp family, circa 1900.

Noun

Lapp ‎(countable and uncountable, plural Lapps)

1. (countable) An indigenous person from Lapland. One of the Sami people.
2. (uncountable) The language of the Lapp peoples.

Related terms

• Lapland
• Lappland
• Laplander
• Lapplander

Translations

Adjective

Lapp ‎(not comparable)

1. From Lapland or of the Lapp peoples

   Lapp Gold - translation of the Finnish beer brand Lapin Kulta which can also be variously translated as "Gold from Lapland", "Lapland Gold" and hence "Lapp Gold"

Translations

Anagrams

• palp

References

1. ↑ http://www.saob.se/artikel/?show=lapp&unik=L_0225-0073.57q2&pz=3

Swedish

Noun

lapp c

1. a patch, a piece of any flexible material, used to cover a hole in something; such as a piece of fabric used over a hole in a piece of clothing
2. a small piece of paper; a note

Declension

Related terms

• (patch): lappa, lappning, lapptäcke
• (piece of paper): lapplisa, papperslapp

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish lapper; compare Icelandic lappir pl; probably of Finnish origin; compare Finnish lappalainen ‎(“Lap”), after Lappi ‎(“Lapland”), older Finnish also lapp; original meaning unknown.^[1]

Noun

lapp c

1. a Lapp, a Sami person; a person of the Sami people

Declension

Usage notes

• The word same ‎(“a Sami person”) is recently the politically correct ethnic term. However, in everyday life lapp is currently used by both Swedes and Lapps in non-derogatory fashion.

Related terms

• lappdräkt, lappkåta, Lappland

Synonyms

• same

References

1. ↑ http://www.saob.se/artikel/?show=lapp&unik=L_0225-0073.57q2&pz=3