lep

lep

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lep"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Lepcha.

Symbol

lep

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lepcha.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Lepcha terms

English

Etymology

Short for Lepidoptera.

Noun

lep (plural leps)

  1. (rare, sciences) A butterfly or moth.
    • 2006, Lori A. Spencer, Don R. Simons, Arkansas Butterflies and Moths, page 3:
      Butterflies and moths belong to the insect order Lepidoptera (“leps” for short), which means “scale-wing.”

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *läppɜ (“roof, cover”). Cognate with Udmurt липыны (ľipyny, “covering, roof”) and Lule Sami liehpa/liehppa.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛp]
  • Rhymes: -ɛp

Verb

lep

  1. (literary or archaic) to cover
    See synonyms at Thesaurus:fed.

Usage notes

This form normally occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

  • lep (…) be, be … lep ― belep
  • lep (…) el, el … lep ― ellep
  • lep (…) meg, meg … lep ― meglep

Conjugation

Conjugation of lep
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. lepek lepsz lep lepünk leptek lepnek
def. lepem leped lepi lepjük lepitek lepik
2nd obj leplek
past indef. leptem leptél lepett leptünk leptetek leptek
def. leptem lepted lepte leptük leptétek lepték
2nd obj leptelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. lepni fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. lepék lepél lepe lepénk lepétek lepének
def. lepém lepéd lepé lepénk lepétek lepék
2nd obj lepélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. lep vala, lepett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. lependek lependesz lepend lependünk lependetek lependenek
def. lependem lepended lependi lependjük lependitek lependik
2nd obj lependelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. lepnék lepnél lepne lepnénk lepnétek lepnének
def. lepném lepnéd lepné lepnénk
(or lepnők) 		lepnétek lepnék
2nd obj lepnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lepett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. lepjek lepj or
lepjél 		lepjen lepjünk lepjetek lepjenek
def. lepjem lepd or
lepjed 		lepje lepjük lepjétek lepjék
2nd obj lepjelek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lepett légyen
infinitive lepni lepnem lepned lepnie lepnünk lepnetek lepniük
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
lepés lepő lepett lependő lepve (lepvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of lep
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. lephetek lephetsz lephet lephetünk lephettek lephetnek
def. lephetem lepheted lepheti lephetjük lephetitek lephetik
2nd obj lephetlek
past indef. lephettem lephettél lephetett lephettünk lephettetek lephettek
def. lephettem lephetted lephette lephettük lephettétek lephették
2nd obj lephettelek
archaic
preterite 		indef. lepheték lephetél lephete lepheténk lephetétek lephetének
def. lephetém lephetéd lepheté lepheténk lephetétek lepheték
2nd obj lephetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. lephet vala, lephetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. lephetendek
or lepandhatok 		lephetendesz
or lepandhatsz 		lephetend
or lepandhat 		lephetendünk
or lepandhatunk 		lephetendetek
or lepandhattok 		lephetendenek
or lepandhatnak
def. lephetendem
or lepandhatom 		lephetended
or lepandhatod 		lephetendi
or lepandhatja 		lephetendjük
or lepandhatjuk 		lephetenditek
or lepandhatjátok 		lephetendik
or lepandhatják
2nd obj lephetendelek
or lepandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. lephetnék lephetnél lephetne lephetnénk lephetnétek lephetnének
def. lephetném lephetnéd lephetné lephetnénk
(or lephetnők) 		lephetnétek lephetnék
2nd obj lephetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lephetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. lephessek lephess or
lephessél 		lephessen lephessünk lephessetek lephessenek
def. lephessem lephesd or
lephessed 		lephesse lephessük lephessétek lephessék
2nd obj lephesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lephetett légyen
infinitive (lephetni) (lephetnem) (lephetned) (lephetnie) (lephetnünk) (lephetnetek) (lephetniük)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
lephető lephetetlen (lephetve / lephetvén)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ Álgu etymological database, entry #37965 (language: Hungarian, word: lep)

Further reading

  • lep in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Luo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ̀p/

Noun

lep

  1. tongue

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English leap; see further there.

Noun

lep (plural lepes)

  1. A basket; a bucket.
    • c. 1500, “Suspencio Iude [The Hanging of Judas]”, in Wakefield Mystery Plays; Re-edited in George England, Alfred W. Pollard, editors, The Towneley Plays (Early English Text Society Extra Series; LXXI), London: […] Oxford University Press, 1897, →OCLC, page 395, lines 55–60:
      My ded to se then myght be noght; / A lytyll lep he gart be wroght, / & ther I was in bed [i-]brought / & bondon faste; / To the salt se then thay soght, / & In me Caste.
      So as not to see my death, he bade a basket be made, and I was brought there from my bed, and bound fast. They went to the salt sea, and cast me in.

Descendants

  • English: leap

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

lep

  1. (non-standard since 1938) present tense of lepja
  2. (non-standard since 1938) imperative of lepja

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛp
  • Syllabification: lep

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *lěpъ
Proto-Slavic *lě̑pъ
Polish lep

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̑pъ.

    Noun

    lep m inan

    1. flypaper (“a strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it”)
    Declension
    Declension of lep
    singular plural
    nominative lep lepy
    genitive lepu lepów
    dative lepowi lepom
    accusative lep lepy
    instrumental lepem lepami
    locative lepie lepach
    vocative lepie lepy
    adjectives
    noun
    verb

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

    lep f

    1. genitive plural of lepa

    Verb

    lep

    1. second-person singular imperative of lepić

    Further reading

    • “lep”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “lep”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

    Serbo-Croatian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěpъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lêːp/

    Adjective

    lȇp (Cyrillic spelling ле̑п, definite lȇpī, comparative lȅpšī) (Ekavian)

    1. nice, pretty

    Declension

    positive indefinite forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative lep lepa lepo
    genitive lepa lepe lepa
    dative lepu lepoj lepu
    accusative inanimate
    animate     		lep
    lepa         		lepu lepo
    vocative lep lepa lepo
    locative lepu lepoj lepu
    instrumental lepim lepom lepim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative lepi lepe lepa
    genitive lepih lepih lepih
    dative lepim(a) lepim(a) lepim(a)
    accusative lepe lepe lepa
    vocative lepi lepe lepa
    locative lepim(a) lepim(a) lepim(a)
    instrumental lepim(a) lepim(a) lepim(a)
    positive definite forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative lepi lepa lepo
    genitive lepog(a) lepe lepog(a)
    dative lepom(u/e) lepoj lepom(u/e)
    accusative inanimate
    animate     		lepi
    lepog(a)         		lepu lepo
    vocative lepi lepa lepo
    locative lepom(e/u) lepoj lepom(e/u)
    instrumental lepim lepom lepim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative lepi lepe lepa
    genitive lepih lepih lepih
    dative lepim(a) lepim(a) lepim(a)
    accusative lepe lepe lepa
    vocative lepi lepe lepa
    locative lepim(a) lepim(a) lepim(a)
    instrumental lepim(a) lepim(a) lepim(a)
    comparative forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative lepši lepša lepše
    genitive lepšeg(a) lepše lepšeg(a)
    dative lepšem(u) lepšoj lepšem(u)
    accusative inanimate
    animate     		lepši
    lepšeg(a)         		lepšu lepše
    vocative lepši lepša lepše
    locative lepšem(u) lepšoj lepšem(u)
    instrumental lepšim lepšom lepšim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative lepši lepše lepša
    genitive lepših lepših lepših
    dative lepšim(a) lepšim(a) lepšim(a)
    accusative lepše lepše lepša
    vocative lepši lepše lepša
    locative lepšim(a) lepšim(a) lepšim(a)
    instrumental lepšim(a) lepšim(a) lepšim(a)
    superlative forms
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative najlepši najlepša najlepše
    genitive najlepšeg(a) najlepše najlepšeg(a)
    dative najlepšem(u) najlepšoj najlepšem(u)
    accusative inanimate
    animate     		najlepši
    najlepšeg(a)         		najlepšu najlepše
    vocative najlepši najlepša najlepše
    locative najlepšem(u) najlepšoj najlepšem(u)
    instrumental najlepšim najlepšom najlepšim
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative najlepši najlepše najlepša
    genitive najlepših najlepših najlepših
    dative najlepšim(a) najlepšim(a) najlepšim(a)
    accusative najlepše najlepše najlepša
    vocative najlepši najlepše najlepša
    locative najlepšim(a) najlepšim(a) najlepšim(a)
    instrumental najlepšim(a) najlepšim(a) najlepšim(a)

    Slovene

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Slavic *lěpъ. First attested in the 16th century.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /léːp/

    Adjective

    lẹ̑p (comparative lẹ̑pši, superlative nȁjlẹ̑pši)

    1. beautiful; handsome
      Antonym: gȓd
      Njegova hči je mlada in zelo lepa ženska. ― His daughter is a young and very pretty woman.
    2. nice
    Declension
    The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Hard
    masculine feminine neuter
    nom. sing. lép lépa lépo
    singular
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative lép ind
    lépi def     		lépa lépo
    genitive lépega lépe lépega
    dative lépemu lépi lépemu
    accusative nominativeinan or
    genitive    anim     		lépo lépo
    locative lépem lépi lépem
    instrumental lépim lépo lépim
    dual
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative lépa lépi lépi
    genitive lépih lépih lépih
    dative lépima lépima lépima
    accusative lépa lépi lépi
    locative lépih lépih lépih
    instrumental lépima lépima lépima
    plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative lépi lépe lépa
    genitive lépih lépih lépih
    dative lépim lépim lépim
    accusative lépe lépe lépa
    locative lépih lépih lépih
    instrumental lépimi lépimi lépimi

    This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /léːp/

    Noun

    lẹ̑p m inan

    1. (archaic) glue
      Synonym: lepílo
    Declension
    The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Masculine inan., hard o-stem
    nom. sing. lép
    gen. sing. lépa
    singular dual plural
    nominative
    (imenovȃlnik)     		lép lépa lépi
    genitive
    (rodȋlnik)     		lépa lépov lépov
    dative
    (dajȃlnik)     		lépu lépoma lépom
    accusative
    (tožȋlnik)     		lép lépa lépe
    locative
    (mẹ̑stnik)     		lépu lépih lépih
    instrumental
    (orọ̑dnik)     		lépom lépoma lépi

    Further reading

    • “lep”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

    Turkish

    Alternative forms

    • leb (superseded)

    Etymology

    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لب (leb), from Classical Persian لَب (lab). Cognate to English lip.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈlep/
    • Hyphenation: lep

    Noun

    lep (definite accusative lebi, plural lepler)

    1. (obsolete) lip
      Synonym: dudak
    2. (obsolete) edge
      Synonym: kenar

    Declension

    Declension of lep
    singular plural
    nominative lep lepler
    definite accusative lebi lepleri
    dative lebe leplere
    locative lepte leplerde
    ablative lepten leplerden
    genitive lebin leplerin
    Possessive forms
    nominative
    singular plural
    1st singular lebim leplerim
    2nd singular lebin leplerin
    3rd singular lebi lepleri
    1st plural lebimiz leplerimiz
    2nd plural lebiniz lepleriniz
    3rd plural lepleri lepleri
    definite accusative
    singular plural
    1st singular lebimi leplerimi
    2nd singular lebini leplerini
    3rd singular lebini leplerini
    1st plural lebimizi leplerimizi
    2nd plural lebinizi leplerinizi
    3rd plural leplerini leplerini
    dative
    singular plural
    1st singular lebime leplerime
    2nd singular lebine leplerine
    3rd singular lebine leplerine
    1st plural lebimize leplerimize
    2nd plural lebinize leplerinize
    3rd plural leplerine leplerine
    locative
    singular plural
    1st singular lebimde leplerimde
    2nd singular lebinde leplerinde
    3rd singular lebinde leplerinde
    1st plural lebimizde leplerimizde
    2nd plural lebinizde leplerinizde
    3rd plural leplerinde leplerinde
    ablative
    singular plural
    1st singular lebimden leplerimden
    2nd singular lebinden leplerinden
    3rd singular lebinden leplerinden
    1st plural lebimizden leplerimizden
    2nd plural lebinizden leplerinizden
    3rd plural leplerinden leplerinden
    genitive
    singular plural
    1st singular lebimin leplerimin
    2nd singular lebinin leplerinin
    3rd singular lebinin leplerinin
    1st plural lebimizin leplerimizin
    2nd plural lebinizin leplerinizin
    3rd plural leplerinin leplerinin
    Predicative forms
    singular plural
    1st singular lebim leplerim
    2nd singular lepsin leplersin
    3rd singular lep
    leptir     		lepler
    leplerdir
    1st plural lebiz lepleriz
    2nd plural lepsiniz leplersiniz
    3rd plural lepler leplerdir

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Veps

    Etymology

    From Proto-Finnic *leppä, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *léiˀpāˀ. Cognates include Finnish leppä.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    lep

    1. alder (tree)

    Declension

    Inflection of lep (inflection type 6/kuva)
    nominative sing. lep
    genitive sing. lepän
    partitive sing. lepäd
    partitive plur. lepid
    singular plural
    nominative lep lepäd
    accusative lepän lepäd
    genitive lepän lepiden
    partitive lepäd lepid
    essive-instructive lepän lepin
    translative lepäks lepikš
    inessive lepäs lepiš
    elative lepäspäi lepišpäi
    illative lepähä lepihe
    adessive lepäl lepil
    ablative lepälpäi lepilpäi
    allative lepäle lepile
    abessive lepäta lepita
    comitative lepänke lepidenke
    prolative lepädme lepidme
    approximative I lepänno lepidenno
    approximative II lepännoks lepidennoks
    egressive lepännopäi lepidennopäi
    terminative I lepähäsai lepihesai
    terminative II lepälesai lepilesai
    terminative III lepässai —
    additive I lepähäpäi lepihepäi
    additive II lepälepäi lepilepäi

    Volapük

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [lep]

    Noun

    lep (genitive lepa, plural leps)

    1. (male or female) ape
    2. (male or female) monkey

    Declension

    Declension of lep
    Singular Plural
    Nominative lep leps
    Genitive lepa lepas
    Dative lepe lepes
    Accusative lepi lepis
    Predicative1 lepu lepus
    Vocative o lep o leps
    1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

    Derived terms

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