leppur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leppr (“lock of hair; rag”), from Proto-Germanic *lappaz, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛhpʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛhpʏr

Noun

leppur m (genitive singular lepps, nominative plural leppar)

  1. rag, piece of cloth
    Synonyms: tuska, pjatla
  2. patch
    Synonyms: pjatla, bót
  3. (chess) pin
  4. front man, straw man

Declension

Declension of leppur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leppur leppurinn leppar lepparnir
accusative lepp leppinn leppa leppana
dative lepp, leppi leppnum leppum leppunum
genitive lepps leppsins leppa leppanna

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “lap”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) “lapa”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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