lāpa
Latvian
Etymology
Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”) and so cognate with Old Norse leiptr (“lightning”), Lithuanian liepsnà (“flame”), Ancient Greek λάμπω (lámpō, “to shine”), Lithuanian lópė (“light”), Latin limpidus (“bright”).
Declension
Declension of lāpa (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lāpa | lāpas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lāpu | lāpas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lāpas | lāpu |
| dative (datīvs) | lāpai | lāpām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lāpu | lāpām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | lāpā | lāpās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lāpa | lāpas |
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀮𑀸𑀧 (Brahmi script)
- लाप (Devanagari script)
- লাপ (Bengali script)
- ලාප (Sinhalese script)
- လာပ or လႃပ (Burmese script)
- ลาป or ลาปะ (Thai script)
- ᩃᩣᨷ (Tai Tham script)
- ລາປ or ລາປະ (Lao script)
- លាប (Khmer script)
- 𑄣𑄂𑄛 (Chakma script)
Etymology
The connection between 'talk' and 'quail' is that quails seem to talk a lot. The form corresponding to Sanskrit लाब (lāba, “quail”) would have merged with *lāpa (“talker”) in some eastern dialects.
Declension
Declension table of "lāpa" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | lāpo | lāpā |
| Accusative (second) | lāpaṃ | lāpe |
| Instrumental (third) | lāpena | lāpehi or lāpebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | lāpassa or lāpāya or lāpatthaṃ | lāpānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | lāpasmā or lāpamhā or lāpā | lāpehi or lāpebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | lāpassa | lāpānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | lāpasmiṃ or lāpamhi or lāpe | lāpesu |
| Vocative (calling) | lāpa | lāpā |
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “lāpa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
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