liopa

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲɪpˠə/

Noun

liopa m (genitive singular liopa, nominative plural liopaí)

1. (anatomy) lip; hanging lip; blubberer
2. lap, tag, hanging shred; flap, lapel; (anatomy) lobe
3. (anatomy) flipper

Declension

Declension of liopa (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative liopa liopaí vocative a liopa a liopaí genitive liopa liopaí dative liopa liopaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an liopa na liopaí genitive an liopa na liopaí dative leis an liopa don liopa leis na liopaí

Derived terms

• déliopach (“bilabial”)
• liopa cluaise (“ear lobe”)
• liopa-dhéadach (“labiodental”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “liopa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN