leppa

See also: leppä

Estonian

Noun

leppa

1. partitive singular of lepp
2. illative singular of lepp

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• leppen

Noun

leppa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of leppe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

leppa f (definite singular leppa, indefinite plural lepper or leppor, definite plural leppene or leppone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of leppe
2. definite singular of leppe

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lippjō.

Noun

leppa f

1. lip

Inflection

Declension of leppa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	leppa	leppa, leppon
accusative	leppa, leppon	leppa, leppon
genitive	leppon	leppono
dative	leppon	leppon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: leppe
  • Dutch: lip
    • Afrikaans: lip
    • Negerhollands: lip, lepp
    • → Papiamentu: lep, lip, leep

Further reading

• “lepa, leppa”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012