loppestre

Middle English

Noun

loppestre

  1. alternative form of loppestere

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly a corruption of Latin locusta (“lobster, locust”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre; or from lobbe, loppe (“spider”) + the feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to lop +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlop.pes.tre/

Noun

loppestre f

  1. lobster

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative loppestre loppestran
accusative loppestran loppestran
genitive loppestran loppestrena
dative loppestran loppestrum

Descendants

  • Middle English: loppestere
    • English: lobster
    • Scots: lapster, labster
    • Yola: labstaar
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