Lappen

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (masculine, strong) cloth, rag
  2. (masculine, strong) lobe
  3. (colloquial, masculine, strong) driving licence
  4. (masculine, strong) loser; idiot

Lappe

native of Lapland

Fréquence

C2
Dialectes

canton d’Argovie

canton d’Argovie

blätz

canton d’Argovie

canton d’Argovie

hoddu

canton de Bâle-Campagne

canton de Bâle-Campagne

huudel

canton de Bâle-Campagne

canton de Bâle-Campagne

lumpe

canton de Bâle-Campagne

canton de Bâle-Campagne

nyggotyynhoobel

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈlapən/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle High German lappe, from Old High German lappo, from Proto-West Germanic *lappā (“cloth, rag, lobe”) of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”). The form is remarkable because of the unshifted geminate -pp- (instead of expected Old High German *lapfo). Based on the supposedly invariable nature of the consonant shift, lappo would have to be an originally Central and Low German form (compare Old Saxon lappo). This is, however, quite unlikely since the Old High German word is attested as early as the 9th century, and no variants with -pf- exist. The form remains thus unexplained.

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