# lapa
## English

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### Etymology 1

From Sotho lelapa.

#### Noun

lapa (plural lapas)
* (South Africa) An open structure in South Africa, typically a thatched roof supported by wooden poles.

### Etymology 2

From Chinese 喇叭 (lǎba).

#### Noun

lapa (plural lapas)
* (music) A metal wind instrument of 19th-century China, resembling the oboe.

### Anagrams

* Pala, alap, pa'al, pala

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sotho lelapa.

### Noun

lapa (plural lapas, diminutive lapatjie)
* A lapa.
* A courtyard around a house or village.

## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laˈpaʔ/ [l̪aˈpaʔ]
* Hyphenation: la‧pa

### Adjective

lapâ (plural ralapa, intensified lapaon, plural intensified ralapaon, Basahan spelling ᜎᜉ)
* rotten, decayed, decomposed
    Synonym: lado (of coconut (s))
* (figurative) useless, incapable
    Synonym: inutil
* (figurative) low-quality, inferior
    Synonym: maluya

#### Derived terms

* maglapa
* makalapa
* malapa

## Buginese
### Noun

lapa (Lontara spelling ᨒᨄ)
* lava

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lapaq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈl̪apaʔ/
* Hyphenation: la‧pa

### Noun

lapa
* (arithmetic, division) quotient; the result of division

#### See also

Elementary Arithmetic:
* pagbahin-bahin (division):
    (dividend: bahinanan) + (divisor: tigbahin) = (quotient: lapa); (remainder: puwaki, kida)
* pagdugang, pagpuno (addition or summation)
* pagkuha, pag-iban (subtraction or deduction)
* pagpilo-pilo (multiplication)
* pagsab-oy (factorization)

### Verb

lapa
* to cut into sizable chunks or portions
* to mutilate; hack to pieces
    Synonyms: guhay, pingkol

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *lapa, from Proto-Uralic *lapa.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝pɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
* Hyphenation: la‧pa

#### Noun

lapa
* (anatomy) shoulder (the region around the shoulder blade)
* (zoology) shoulder (joint between the arm and the torso on an animal, such as a horse)
* blade (flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.)
* (botany) blade, lamina
* headstock, peghead (on a musical instrument, such as a guitar)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of lapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lapani
lapani
accusative
nom.
lapani
lapani
gen.
lapani
genitive
lapani
lapojeni lapaini $^{rare}$
partitive
lapaani
lapojani
inessive
lavassani
lavoissani
elative
lavastani
lavoistani
illative
lapaani
lapoihini
adessive
lavallani
lavoillani
ablative
lavaltani
lavoiltani
allative
lavalleni
lavoilleni
essive
lapanani
lapoinani
translative
lavakseni
lavoikseni
abessive
lavattani
lavoittani
instructive
comitative
—lapoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lapasi
lapasi
accusative
nom.
lapasi
lapasi
gen.
lapasi
genitive
lapasi
lapojesi lapaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
lapaasi
lapojasi
inessive
lavassasi
lavoissasi
elative
lavastasi
lavoistasi
illative
lapaasi
lapoihisi
adessive
lavallasi
lavoillasi
ablative
lavaltasi
lavoiltasi
allative
lavallesi
lavoillesi
essive
lapanasi
lapoinasi
translative
lavaksesi
lavoiksesi
abessive
lavattasi
lavoittasi
instructive
comitative
—lapoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lapamme
lapamme
accusative
nom.
lapamme
lapamme
gen.
lapamme
genitive
lapamme
lapojemme lapaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
lapaamme
lapojamme
inessive
lavassamme
lavoissamme
elative
lavastamme
lavoistamme
illative
lapaamme
lapoihimme
adessive
lavallamme
lavoillamme
ablative
lavaltamme
lavoiltamme
allative
lavallemme
lavoillemme
essive
lapanamme
lapoinamme
translative
lavaksemme
lavoiksemme
abessive
lavattamme
lavoittamme
instructive
comitative
—lapoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lapanne
lapanne
accusative
nom.
lapanne
lapanne
gen.
lapanne
genitive
lapanne
lapojenne lapainne $^{rare}$
partitive
lapaanne
lapojanne
inessive
lavassanne
lavoissanne
elative
lavastanne
lavoistanne
illative
lapaanne
lapoihinne
adessive
lavallanne
lavoillanne
ablative
lavaltanne
lavoiltanne
allative
lavallenne
lavoillenne
essive
lapananne
lapoinanne
translative
lavaksenne
lavoiksenne
abessive
lavattanne
lavoittanne
instructive
comitative
—lapoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lapansa
lapansa
accusative
nom.
lapansa
lapansa
gen.
lapansa
genitive
lapansa
lapojensa lapainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
lapaansa
lapojaan lapojansa
inessive
lavassaan lavassansa
lavoissaan lavoissansa
elative
lavastaan lavastansa
lavoistaan lavoistansa
illative
lapaansa
lapoihinsa
adessive
lavallaan lavallansa
lavoillaan lavoillansa
ablative
lavaltaan lavaltansa
lavoiltaan lavoiltansa
allative
lavalleen lavallensa
lavoilleen lavoillensa
essive
lapanaan lapanansa
lapoinaan lapoinansa
translative
lavakseen lavaksensa
lavoikseen lavoiksensa
abessive
lavattaan lavattansa
lavoittaan lavoittansa
instructive
comitative
—lapoineen lapoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* -lapainen
* lapakko
* lapanen
* lapautua
* lapio (possibly)
* lapo
* lavanne
* aironlapa
* kaksilapainen
* lampaanlapa
* lapajättiläinen
* lapakulma
* lapakääntö
* lapalihas
* lapaliitos
* lapaluu
* lapamato
* lapamonni
* lapasampi
* lapasorsa
* lapasotka
* lavanaluslihas
* lavankohottajalihas
* lavantauti (possibly)
* lehtilapa
* peräsinlapa
* potkurinlapa
* rukinlapa
* siivenlapa

#### Further reading

* “lapa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑpɑˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝pɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
* Hyphenation: la‧pa

#### Verb

lapa
* inflection of lappaa:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

### Anagrams

* pala

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.pa/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: lapas, lapât

### Verb

lapa
* third-person singular past historic of laper

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlapɐ]

### Etymology 1

Obscure. Probably from Paleo-Hispanic *lappa; less likely from Proto-Germanic *lappô: "rag", then "border", then, hypothetically, "shelter".

#### Alternative forms

* lapia

#### Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)
* grotto, cave; shelter
* standing stone

##### Derived terms

* Lapa
* Lapela

##### Related terms

* lapela (“lapel”)

### Etymology 2

Obscure.

#### Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)
* (mollusc) limpet
* (figurative) Someone dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space

##### Synonyms

* patela

### Etymology 3

Perhaps from lapar (“to lap, lick with the tonge”).

#### Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)
* flame
    Synonym: chama

##### Derived terms

* lápara
* laparada
* laparear

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

lapa
* inflection of lapar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “lapa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lapa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lapa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lapa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “lapa III”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “lapa I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Ingrian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *lapa. Cognates include dialectal Finnish lapa and Veps laba.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑpɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑb̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
* Hyphenation: la‧pa

#### Noun

lapa
* mistake made in weaving

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *lapa. Cognates include Finnish lapa and Estonian laba.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑpɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑb̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
* Hyphenation: la‧pa

#### Noun

lapa
* Synonym of terä (“blade”)

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑpɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑb̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
* Hyphenation: la‧pa

#### Verb

lapa
* inflection of lappaa:
** present indicative connegative
** second-person singular imperative
** second-person singular imperative connegative

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 241

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈl̪ˠapˠə/

### Noun

lapa m (genitive singular lapa, nominative plural lapaí)
* paw
* flipper
* webbed foot
* double cable-stitch

#### Synonyms

* mág

## Latvian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

lapa f (4th declension)
* leaf
    lapas plātne ― leaf blade
    koku lapas ― tree leaves
    lapu koks ― leafy tree, deciduous tree
    lapu dārzeņi ― leafy vegetables (cabbage, spinach, etc.)
* sheet of paper, especially in a book
    papīras lapa ― sheet of paper
    aptaujas lapa ― survey sheet
    grāmatas lapa ― book page
    lapas puse, lappuse ― half sheet (= page)
* (Internet) web page
    vikipēdijas sākumlapa ― the (Latvian) Wikipedia home page

#### Derived terms

* lappuse
* sākumlapa

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lapaq.

### Verb

lapa
* to cut up (a carcass), to butcher

## Mmen
### Etymology

Borrowed from English wrapper.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /làpā/, [là.pā]

### Noun

làpā
* (cloth) wrapper (for something)

### Further reading

* Lena Björkestedt, A Phonological Sketch of the Mmen Language (2010)

## Neapolitan
### Alternative forms

* apa

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlapə/
* Hyphenation: là‧pa

### Noun

lapa f (plural lape)
* bee

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapaʀ, compare Malay lapar.

### Adjective

lapa
* hungry

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unknown. Possibly of Pre-Celtic origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.pɐ/
* Homophone: Lapa
* Rhymes: -apɐ
* Hyphenation: la‧pa

### Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)
* grotto; cave, especially one used as shelter
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:caverna
* limpet (a small mollusc)
    Hypernyms: gastrópode, molusco

#### Derived terms

* Lapa (name of several cities)

#### Related terms

* lapedo

## Sicilian
### Etymology

From the proclisis of the definite article la + Vulgar Latin *apa, from Latin apis. Compare Sicilian loppiu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlapa/
* Hyphenation: là‧pa

### Noun

lapa f (plural lapi)
* bee.
* A Piaggio Ape.

#### Derived terms

* lapazza
* lapiceḍḍa
* lapuni
* lapunijari
* lapunijata
* lapuzza

#### Related terms

* aparu
* fascitra
* fascitraru
* furficicchiu
* musca
* muschitta
* muscuni
* palummeḍḍa
* sampagghiuni

#### Descendants

* → Italian: lapa

## Sikaiana
### Etymology

Borrowed from English rubber.

### Noun

lapa
* rubber

## Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

### Verb

lapa
* to be hungry

## Spanish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlapa/ [ˈla.pa]
* Rhymes: -apa
* Syllabification: la‧pa

### Noun

lapa f (plural lapas)
* limpet
* (figurative) limpet, person who sticks to another
* (Venezuela) lowland paca
* macaw

#### Derived terms

* bomba lapa
* lapa roja

### Further reading

* “lapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Verb

-lapa (infinitive kulapa)
* to eat ravenously or gluttonously

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -lapa :
| Positive present | -nalapa |
| Subjunctive | -lape |
| Negative | -lapi |
| Imperative singular | lapa |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kulapa |
| Negative | kutolapa |
Imperatives :
| Singular | lapa |
| Plural | lapeni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | hulapa |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -lilapa |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kulapa |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -talapa |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -talapa |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -silape |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngelapa |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singelapa |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalilapa |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalilapa |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -melapa |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshalapa |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jalapa |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kilapa |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipolapa |
| Consecutive | kalapa / positive subject concord + -kalapa |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kalape |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

#### Derived terms

* Nominal derivations:
** mlafi (“glutton”)

## Swedish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish lapa, from Proto-Germanic *lappōną, from Proto-Indo-European *leb-. Doublet of läppja.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²lɑːpa/

### Verb

lapa (present lapar, preterite lapade, supine lapat, imperative lapa)
* to lap (take up (liquid) with the tongue)
    Katten lapade mjölkThe cat was lapping milk
* (figuratively) to soak up (the sun)
    lapa solsoak up the sun

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### References

* lapa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* lapa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* lapa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* lapa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapaq, from Proto-Austronesian *lapaq (“to cut up, butcher, slaughter an animal”). Compare Bikol Central lapa, Cebuano lapa, Malay lapah, Mansaka lapa, Minangkabau lapah, and Western Bukidnon Manobo lapa'.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈlapaʔ/ [ˈlaː.pɐʔ] (noun)
*** Rhymes: -apaʔ
** IPA: /laˈpaʔ/ [lɐˈpaʔ] (adjective)
*** Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: la‧pa

### Noun

lapà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉ)
* butchering; slaughtering; quartering (of animals)
    Synonyms: katay, pagkatay, hiwag
* cutting of meat into big lumps or pieces
    Synonyms: atado, pag-aatado
* big lump or cut of meat
    Synonyms: katay, lapang
* autopsy; necropsy
    Synonyms: awtopsiya, pag-aawtopsiya

#### Derived terms

* lapaan
* lapain
* lumapa
* maglapa
* manlalapa
* paglalapa
* paglapa
* tagalapa

### Adjective

lapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉ)
* butchered; killed (of animals)
    Synonyms: katay, kinatay

### Anagrams

* pala-, alap, pala, alpa

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lapa.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈlɑpɑ/, [ˈɫɑpɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
* Hyphenation: la‧pa

### Noun

lapa
* a wide part at the end of something; foot (on a leg), blade (on an oar), etc.

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lapa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn