läpš

See also: laps and laps'

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lapci. Compare Estonian laps, Finnish lapsi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læpʃ/

Noun

läpš

  1. child
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
      tarān aigās sōdõd läpš
      a child found by the fence (~ fatherless, etc.)
      se läpš um min ver un min lejā
      this child is my flesh and my blood
      ta sai laps sīest kalāmīe pȯisõst
      she got a child from this young fisherman guy
  2. youngling; an animal's young, offspring

Declension

Declension of läpš (211)
singular (ikšlug) plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv) läpš lapst
genitive (genitīv) laps lapst
partitive (partitīv) lapstā läpši
dative (datīv) lapsõn lapstõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) lapsõks lapstkõks
illative (illatīv) lapsõ läpšīz
inessive (inesīv) lapsõs läpšīs
elative (elatīv) lapsõst läpšīst
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