lapp

See also: Lapp and läpp

Swedish

Etymology 1

Cognate with Middle Dutch lappe, Old High German lappa, German Lappen (“patch”). Lithuanian lopas (“patch, piece”), Latvian lupata (“rag, cloth”).

Pronunciation

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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

Declension of lapp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lapp lappen lappar lapparna
Genitive lapps lappens lappars lapparnas
  • (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

Declension of lapp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lapp lappen lappar lapparna
Genitive lapps lappens lappars lapparnas

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.

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