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lippu

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Estonian

Noun

lippu

  1. partitive singular of lipp
  2. illative singular of lipp

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lippu, from an onomatopoeic stem, the same from which the Estonian lipp was derived.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlipːu/, [ˈlipːu]
  • Rhymes: -ipːu
  • Syllabification(key): lip‧pu
  • Hyphenation(key): lip‧pu

Noun

lippu

  1. flag, banner
    liehuvat liputflying flags / waving flags
    Suomen lippuFinnish flag
  2. colours (standard or banner)
    Lipun menetys raunioitti rykmentin moraalin.
    The loss of their colours destroyed the regiment's morale.
  3. sheet, ticket (piece of paper, usually for a specific purpose; often in the plural when used alone) [with illative or allative ‘to, for’]
    matkalipputravel ticket
    1. ellipsis of matkalippu (travel ticket)
    2. ellipsis of pääsylippu (admission ticket)
  4. synonym of lappu (small piece of paper, textile, etc.)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

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French

Etymology

From lippe + -u.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.py/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Adjective

lippu (feminine lippue, masculine plural lippus, feminine plural lippues)

  1. having a prominent lower lip; big-lipped

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lippu. Cognates include Finnish lippu and Estonian lipp.

Pronunciation

Noun

lippu

  1. banner (in a war)
    • 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Natelia, “1387. Soikkola, Mäkkylä, III256”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 91-92:
      Oo siä keskellä väkkee, // Liki lipun kantajaa.
      Be in the middle of the crowd, // Close to the carrier of the banner.
  2. weather vane
  3. pennant (maritime flag)

Declension

More information Declension of (type 4/koivu, pp-p gradation), singular ...

See also

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 268

Makasar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlipːu/, [ˈlip.pʰu]
  • Hyphenation: lip‧pu

Adjective

lippu (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨄᨘ)

  1. blocked, closed off (of road)
    Lippumi agànga
    The road has been blocked
  2. at a loss, perplexed, confused; not knowing what to do with something; being at a loss about something.
    Lippuaʼ ribembeku
    I'm at a loss with my goat; I don't know what to do with my goat
    Lippuaʼ rijarangku kere arei mae
    I don't know where to look for my horse

Affixations

  • allippu
  • lippùi
  • paʼlippuang
  • silippùi

Compounds

  • agàng lippu

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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Sicilian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, fat), maybe associated with Latin līmus (mud).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlippu/
  • Hyphenation: lìp‧pu

Noun

lippu m (plural lippi)

  1. scum

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian lipp.

Pronunciation

Noun

lippu

  1. flag (signal flag, banner, pennant, etc., but not a national flag)

Inflection

More information Declension of (type II/võrkko, pp-p gradation), singular ...

See also

References

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