lëpa

See also: lepa

Kashubian

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lëpa

czaszka

mùsk

òczë

lëpa

nos

gãba

broda

szczãka

ùchò

słëch

szëja

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skin

skin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɜpa/
• Rhymes: -ɜpa
• Syllabification: lë‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Lippe.

Noun

lëpa f (related adjective lëpny)

1. lip

   Synonym: mërma

Declension

Declension of lëpa

	singular	plural
nominative	lëpa	lëpë
genitive	lëpë	lëpów/lëp
dative	lëpie	lëpóm
accusative	lëpã	lëpë
instrumental	lëpą	lëpama
locative	lëpie	lëpach
vocative	lëpò	lëpë

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lipa.

Noun

lëpa f (diminutive lëpka, related adjective lipowy)

2. linden, lime-tree, basswood (any tree of the genus Tilia)

   Synonym: lëpina

Declension

Declension of lëpa

	singular	plural
nominative	lëpa	lëpë
genitive	lëpë	lëpów/lëp
dative	lëpie	lëpóm
accusative	lëpã	lëpë
instrumental	lëpą	lëpama
locative	lëpie	lëpach
vocative	lëpò	lëpë

Further reading

• Sychta, Bernard (1968) “lëpa”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 2 (H – L), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 354
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “warga”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “warga, lipa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “lëpa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022