lep

See also: LEP, lép, and lěp

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
    Synonyms: borít, fed, takar

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
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
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. lepek lepsz lep lepünk leptek lepnek
Def. lepem leped lepi lepjük lepitek lepik
2nd-p. o. leplek ―
Past Indef. leptem leptél lepett leptünk leptetek leptek
Def. leptem lepted lepte leptük leptétek lepték
2nd-p. o. leptelek ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. lepnék lepnél lepne lepnénk lepnétek lepnének
Def. lepném lepnéd lepné lepnénk
(or lepnők)		 lepnétek lepnék
2nd-p. o. lepnélek ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. lepjek lepj or
lepjél		 lepjen lepjünk lepjetek lepjenek
Def. lepjem lepd or
lepjed		 lepje lepjük lepjétek lepjék
2nd-p. o. lepjelek ―
Infinitive lepni lepnem lepned lepnie lepnünk lepnetek lepniük
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
lepés lepő lepett lependő lepve lephet

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

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

Further reading
  • lep in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Luo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛ̀p/

Noun

lep

  1. tongue

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): /lɛp/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛp
  • Syllabification: lep

Etymology 1

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
  • lepiszcze
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, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lep in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěpъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lêːp/

Adjective

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

  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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /léːp/

Adjective

lẹ̑p (comparative lẹ̑pši, superlative nȁjlẹ̑pši)

  1. beautiful; handsome
    Njegova hči je mlada in zelo lepa ženska. ― His daughter is a young and very pretty woman.
    Antonym: gȓd
  2. nice
Inflection
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
genitiveanim		 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
Inflection
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, portal Fran

Veps

Etymology

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

Noun

lep

  1. alder

Volapük

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lep]

Noun

lep (nominative 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
vocative 1 o lep! o leps!
predicative 2 lepu lepus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms
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