λάπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

An onomatopoeic word. In other Indo-European languages we find Albanian lap (to slurp), Proto-Slavic *lopati (to eat greedily), Lithuanian lapènti (to absorb greedily), Old English lapian (to lap).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

λᾰ́πτω • (lắptō)

  1. to lap with the tongue
  2. to drink greedily, gulp down
    Synonym: κᾰ́πτω (kắptō)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀπολᾰ́πτω (apolắptō)
  • ἐκλᾰ́πτω (eklắptō)
  • λᾰ́ψῐς (lắpsĭs)
  • περῐλᾰ́πτω (perĭlắptō)

Further reading