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Lappen

Lappen

See also: lappen and läppen

German

Noun

Lappen m ‎(genitive Lappens, plural Lappen, diminutive Läppchen n)

  1. cloth, rag
  2. lobe
  3. (colloquial) driver's license
  4. (youth slang) loser; idiot
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Lappen

  1. plural of Lappe

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lappen

See also: Lappen and läppen

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

lappen

  1. Plural form of lap

Verb

lappen

  1. to enfold, embrace
  2. to piece up, patch, repair
  3. to raise (money)
  4. to clean with a shammy

Inflection

Inflection of lappen (weak)
infinitive lappen
past singular lapte
past participle gelapt
infinitive lappen
gerund lappen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular lap lapte
2nd person sing. (jij) lapt lapte
2nd person sing. (u) lapt lapte
2nd person sing. (gij) lapt lapte
3rd person singular lapt lapte
plural lappen lapten
subjunctive sing.1 lappe lapte
subjunctive plur.1 lappen lapten
imperative sing. lap
imperative plur.1 lapt
participles lappend gelapt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

  • oplappen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Verb

lappen

  1. to wrap, fold

Descendants

Swedish

Noun

lappen

  1. definite singular of lapp

Etymology

From Middle High German lappe, from Old High German lappo, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-. The form is remarkable because of the unshifted geminate -pp- (instead of expected Old High German *lapfo). Based on the supposedly invariable nature of the consonant shift, lappo would have to be an originally Central and Low German form (compare Old Saxon lappo). This is, however, quite unlikely since the Old High German word is attested as early as the 9th century, and no variants with -pf- exist. The form remains thus unexplained.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlapən/
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈläpən], [ˈläpm̩]
  • (northern Germany) IPA(key): ['la̝(ʔ)m̩]
  • (Swiss) IPA(key): ['lɑp.pən]

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