alapa

English

Noun

alapa (plural alapas)

  1. Alternative form of alap

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Originally used by Romans to refer to describe the strike given from master to slave upon manumission as a final act of indignity. Of unclear origin, but possibly a Semitic borrowing.

Noun

alapa f (genitive alapae); first declension

  1. slap, smack (with the flat of the hand)

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative alapa alapae
genitive alapae alapārum
dative alapae alapīs
accusative alapam alapās
ablative alapā alapīs
vocative alapa alapae

Descendants

References

  • alapa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • alapa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • alapa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • alapa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Circulars, Volumes 9-12 (Johns Hopkins University)

Portuguese

Verb

alapa

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of alapar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of alapar
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