leppe

Estonian

Noun

leppe

1. partitive plural of lepp

Norwegian Bokmål

lepper

Noun

leppe m or f (definite singular leppa or leppen, indefinite plural lepper, definite plural leppene)

1. lip (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth)

Derived terms

• kjønnsleppe
• leppestift
• underleppe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• leppa, lippa, lippe (superseded forms and spellings)

Noun

leppe f (definite singular leppa, indefinite plural lepper, definite plural leppene)

1. a lip

Derived terms

• kjønnsleppe
• leppestift
• underleppe

References

• “leppe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leppä. Cognates include Finnish leppä and Estonian lepp.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈlepːæ/, [ˈlepʲːə̟]
• Rhymes: -epːæ
• Hyphenation: lep‧pe

Noun

leppe

1. alder

Inflection

Declension of leppe (type VIII/päive, pp-p gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	leppe	lepäd
genitive	lepä	leppije, leppii
partitive	leppä	leppiite, leppii
illative	leppäse, leppä	leppiise
inessive	lepäz	leppiiz
elative	lepässe	leppiisse
allative	lepäle	leppiile
adessive	lepälle	leppiille
ablative	lepälte	leppiilte
translative	lepässi	leppiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn