leppur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leppr (“lock of hair; rag”), from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *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
  2. patch
  3. (chess) pin

Declension
declension of leppur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leppur leppurinn leppar lepparnir
accusative lepp leppinn leppa leppana
dative leppi / lepp leppnum leppum leppunum
genitive lepps leppsins leppa leppanna

Synonyms

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “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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