laps

See also: laps', läpš, and łaps

English

Pronunciation

Noun

laps

  1. plural of lap

Verb

laps

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lap

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin lapis.

Noun

laps m (plural lapsa, definite lapsi, definite plural lapsat)

  1. pencil
Declension
Declension of laps
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative laps lapsi lapsa lapsat
accusative lapsin
dative lapsi lapsit lapsave lapsave
ablative lapsash

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *lapitja, close to Greek λαπαρός (laparós, “weak”), λαπάζω (lapázo, “to weaken”).[1]

Verb

laps (aorist lapsa, participle lapsur)

  1. to wear out, tire
Conjugation
Standard Albanian conjugation of laps (active voice)

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participle lapsur
gerund duke lapsur
infinitive për të lapsur
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present laps laps laps lapsim lapsni lapsin
imperfect lapsja lapsje lapste lapsnim lapsnit lapsnin
aorist lapsa lapse lapsi lapsëm lapsët lapsën
perfect kam lapsur ke lapsur ka lapsur kemi lapsur keni lapsur kanë lapsur
past perfect kisha lapsur kishe lapsur kishte lapsur kishim lapsur kishit lapsur kishin lapsur
aorist II pata lapsur pate lapsur pati lapsur patëm lapsur patët lapsur patën lapsur
future1 do të laps do të lapsësh do të lapsë do të lapsim do të lapsni do të lapsin
future perfect2 do të kem lapsur do të kesh lapsur do të ketë lapsur do të kemi lapsur do të keni lapsur do të kenë lapsur
subjunctive present të laps të lapsësh të lapsë të lapsim të lapsni të lapsin
imperfect të lapsja të lapsje të lapste të lapsnim të lapsnit të lapsnin
perfect të kem lapsur të kesh lapsur të ketë lapsur të kemi lapsur të keni lapsur të kenë lapsur
past perfect të kisha lapsur të kishe lapsur të kishte lapsur të kishim lapsur të kishit lapsur të kishin lapsur
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të lapsja do të lapsje do të lapste do të lapsnim do të lapsnit do të lapsnin
past perfect do të kisha lapsur do të kishe lapsur do të kishte lapsur do të kishim lapsur do të kishit lapsur do të kishin lapsur
optative present lapssha lapssh lapstë lapsshim lapsshi lapsshin
perfect paça lapsur paç lapsur pastë lapsur paçim lapsur paçit lapsur paçin lapsur
admirative present lapskam lapske lapska lapskemi lapskeni lapskan
imperfect lapskësha lapskëshe lapskësh lapskëshim lapskëshit lapskëshin
perfect paskam lapsur paske lapsur paska lapsur paskemi lapsur paskeni lapsur paskan lapsur
past perfect paskësha lapsur paskëshe lapsur paskësh lapsur paskëshim lapsur paskëshit lapsur paskëshin lapsur
imperative present — laps — — lapsni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Etymology 3

From Proto-Albanian *laubitja, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-, related to Sanskrit लुभ्यति (lúbhyati, “to wish”), Proto-Slavic *l'ubiti (“to love”).[2] Ultimately a doublet of lyp.

Verb

laps (aorist lapsa, participle lapsur)

  1. to wish, want
Conjugation
Standard Albanian conjugation of laps (active voice)

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participle lapsur
gerund duke lapsur
infinitive për të lapsur
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present laps laps laps lapsim lapsni lapsin
imperfect lapsja lapsje lapste lapsnim lapsnit lapsnin
aorist lapsa lapse lapsi lapsëm lapsët lapsën
perfect kam lapsur ke lapsur ka lapsur kemi lapsur keni lapsur kanë lapsur
past perfect kisha lapsur kishe lapsur kishte lapsur kishim lapsur kishit lapsur kishin lapsur
aorist II pata lapsur pate lapsur pati lapsur patëm lapsur patët lapsur patën lapsur
future1 do të laps do të lapsësh do të lapsë do të lapsim do të lapsni do të lapsin
future perfect2 do të kem lapsur do të kesh lapsur do të ketë lapsur do të kemi lapsur do të keni lapsur do të kenë lapsur
subjunctive present të laps të lapsësh të lapsë të lapsim të lapsni të lapsin
imperfect të lapsja të lapsje të lapste të lapsnim të lapsnit të lapsnin
perfect të kem lapsur të kesh lapsur të ketë lapsur të kemi lapsur të keni lapsur të kenë lapsur
past perfect të kisha lapsur të kishe lapsur të kishte lapsur të kishim lapsur të kishit lapsur të kishin lapsur
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të lapsja do të lapsje do të lapste do të lapsnim do të lapsnit do të lapsnin
past perfect do të kisha lapsur do të kishe lapsur do të kishte lapsur do të kishim lapsur do të kishit lapsur do të kishin lapsur
optative present lapssha lapssh lapstë lapsshim lapsshi lapsshin
perfect paça lapsur paç lapsur pastë lapsur paçim lapsur paçit lapsur paçin lapsur
admirative present lapskam lapske lapska lapskemi lapskeni lapskan
imperfect lapskësha lapskëshe lapskësh lapskëshim lapskëshit lapskëshin
perfect paskam lapsur paske lapsur paska lapsur paskemi lapsur paskeni lapsur paskan lapsur
past perfect paskësha lapsur paskëshe lapsur paskësh lapsur paskëshim lapsur paskëshit lapsur paskëshin lapsur
imperative present — laps — — lapsni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “laps”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 191
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “laps”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 191

Further reading

  • “laps”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “laps”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laps/, [lɑb̥s]

Noun

laps c (singular definite lapsen, plural indefinite lapse)

  1. fop, dandy (a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance)
  2. a shabby man [from 1990]

Inflection

Declension of laps
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative laps lapsen lapse lapsene
genitive laps' lapsens lapses lapsenes

Derived terms

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lapci. Cognate with Finnish lapsi.

Noun

laps (genitive lapse, partitive last)

  1. child, kid

Declension

Declension of laps (ÕS type 14/uus, d/t-ø-s gradation)
singular plural
nominative laps lapsed
accusative nom.
gen. lapse
genitive laste
partitive last lapsi
illative lapsde
lapsesse 		lastesse
lapsisse
inessive lapses lastes
lapsis
elative lapsest lastest
lapsist
allative lapsele lastele
lapsile
adessive lapsel lastel
lapsil
ablative lapselt lastelt
lapsilt
translative lapseks lasteks
lapsiks
terminative lapseni lasteni
essive lapsena lastena
abessive lapseta lasteta
comitative lapsega lastega

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laps/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin lapsus (“fall”). Doublet of lapsus.

Noun

laps m (plural laps)

  1. lapse, length (of time)
    un laps de vingt secondes ― a period of twenty seconds
    un laps de quelques heures ― a period of a few hours
    un laps de plusieurs mois ― a period of several months
    • 2007, Joseph Combet, Histoire de la ville et du canton d'Uzerche, page 128:
      […] mais enfin, en payant ces charges et ces rentes, les personnes en faveur desquelles furent faites les concessions, devinrent propriétaires et seigneurs utils. Ainsi s'évanouirent, après un laps d'environ quatre siècles et demi, les menaces et les imprécations fulminées par l'évêque […]
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Usage notes
  • Almost always followed by a complement centered on the concept of time, as in the phrase laps de temps (“a period of time”), or units of time like jours (“days”) or années (“years”).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin lapsus (“fallen”).

Adjective

laps (invariable)

  1. (archaic) apostate of Catholicism
Derived terms
  • laps et relaps

Further reading

Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lapci. Cognates include Finnish lapsi and Estonian laps.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑpsi/, [ˈɫɑps̠ʲ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑps/, [ˈɫɑpʃ]
  • (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈlɑps/, [ˈɫɑpʃ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpsʲ, -ɑps
  • Hyphenation: laps

Noun

laps

  1. child
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 34:
      Keitettii se lapsille.
      The children stewed it.
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Minen peräst oppii männöö
      nyt näin paljo lapsia ?
      Why do now so many
      children go to school?

Declension

Declension of laps (type 5/keeli, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative laps lapset
genitive lapsen lapsiin, lapsiloin
partitive lasta, last lapsia, lapsiloja
illative lapsee lapsii, lapsiloihe
inessive lapsees lapsiis, lapsilois
elative lapsest lapsist, lapsiloist
allative lapselle lapsille, lapsiloille
adessive lapseel lapsiil, lapsiloil
ablative lapselt lapsilt, lapsiloilt
translative lapseks lapsiks, lapsiloiks
essive lapsenna, lapseen lapsinna, lapsiloinna, lapsiin, lapsiloin
exessive1) lapsent lapsint, lapsiloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 249

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laps/, [laps]

Noun

laps m (definite singular lapsen, indefinite plural lapser, definite plural lapsene)

  1. fop, dandy (a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance)

References

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