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lep

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Lepcha .

Symbol

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lep

  1. (international standards ) ISO 639-3 language code for Lepcha .

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English

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Etymology

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Short for Lepidoptera .

Noun

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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."

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Ugric *läppɜ ("roof, cover"). Cognate with Udmurt липыны (ľipyny, "covering, roof") and Lule Sami liehpa /liehppa .[1]

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Verb

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lep

  1. (literary or archaic ) to cover
    See synonyms at Thesaurus:fed .

Usage notes

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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

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Conjugation of lep
Click for archaic forms 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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. lepek lepsz lep lepünk leptek lepnek
def. lepem leped lepi lepjük lepitek lepik
2nd obj leplek
past indef. leptem leptél lepett leptünk leptetek leptek
def. leptem lepted lepte leptük leptétek lepték
2nd obj leptelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. lepni  fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. lepék lepél lepe lepénk lepétek lepének
def. lepém lepéd lepé lepénk lepétek lepék
2nd obj lepélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. lep vala, lepett  vala/volt.
archaic future indef. lependek lependesz lepend lependünk lependetek lependenek
def. lependem lepended lependi lependjük lependitek lependik
2nd obj lependelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. lepnék lepnél lepne lepnénk lepnétek lepnének
def. lepném lepnéd lepné lepnénk
(or lepnők ) 		lepnétek lepnék
2nd obj lepnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lepett  volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. lepjek lepj  or
lepjél 		lepjen lepjünk lepjetek lepjenek
def. lepjem lepd  or
lepjed 		lepje lepjük lepjétek lepjék
2nd obj lepjelek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lepett  légyen
infinitive lepni lepnem lepned lepnie lepnünk lepnetek lepniük
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
lepés lepő lepett lependő lepve (lepvén )
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of lep
Click for archaic forms 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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. lephetek lephetsz lephet lephetünk lephettek lephetnek
def. lephetem lepheted lepheti lephetjük lephetitek lephetik
2nd obj lephetlek
past indef. lephettem lephettél lephetett lephettünk lephettetek lephettek
def. lephettem lephetted lephette lephettük lephettétek lephették
2nd obj lephettelek
archaic
preterite 		indef. lepheték lephetél lephete lepheténk lephetétek lephetének
def. lephetém lephetéd lepheté lepheténk lephetétek lepheték
2nd obj lephetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. lephet  vala, lephetett  vala/volt.
archaic future indef. lephetendek
or lepandhatok 		lephetendesz
or lepandhatsz 		lephetend
or lepandhat 		lephetendünk
or lepandhatunk 		lephetendetek
or lepandhattok 		lephetendenek
or lepandhatnak
def. lephetendem
or lepandhatom 		lephetended
or lepandhatod 		lephetendi
or lepandhatja 		lephetendjük
or lepandhatjuk 		lephetenditek
or lepandhatjátok 		lephetendik
or lepandhatják
2nd obj lephetendelek
or lepandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. lephetnék lephetnél lephetne lephetnénk lephetnétek lephetnének
def. lephetném lephetnéd lephetné lephetnénk
(or lephetnők ) 		lephetnétek lephetnék
2nd obj lephetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lephetett  volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. lephessek lephess  or
lephessél 		lephessen lephessünk lephessetek lephessenek
def. lephessem lephesd  or
lephessed 		lephesse lephessük lephessétek lephessék
2nd obj lephesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lephetett  légyen
infinitive (lephetni ) (lephetnem ) (lephetned ) (lephetnie ) (lephetnünk ) (lephetnetek ) (lephetniük )
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
lephető lephetetlen (lephetve  / lephetvén )

Derived terms

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References

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Further reading

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  • lep in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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lep

  1. tongue

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English leap ; see further there.

Noun

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lep (plural lepes )

  1. A basket; a bucket.
    • c. 1500, "Suspencio Iude [The Hanging of Judas]", in Wakefield Mystery Plays ; Re-edited in George England, Alfred W. Pollard, editors, The Towneley Plays (Early English Text Society Extra Series; LXXI), London: [...] Oxford University Press, 1897, →OCLC, page 395, lines 55–60:
      My ded to se then myght be noght; / A lytyll lep he gart be wroght, / & ther I was in bed [i-]brought / & bondon faste; / To the salt se then thay soght, / & In me Caste.
      So as not to see my death, he bade a basket be made, and I was brought there from my bed, and bound fast. They went to the salt sea, and cast me in.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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lep

  1. (non-standard since 1938 ) present tense of lepja
  2. (non-standard since 1938 ) imperative of lepja

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *leyp- der.
Proto-Slavic *lьpnǫti deverb.
Proto-Slavic *lě̑pъ
Polish lep

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̑pъ .

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    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
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    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
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    adjectives
    verb

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

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      lep f

      1. genitive plural of lepa

      Verb

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      lep

      1. second-person singular imperative of lepić

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      • "lep", in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • "lep", in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

      Serbo-Croatian

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěpъ .

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      Adjective

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

      1. nice, pretty

      Declension

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      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

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      Etymology 1

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      From Proto-Slavic *lěpъ . First attested in the 16th century.

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      lẹ̑p (comparative lẹ̑pši , superlative nȁjlẹ̑pši )

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

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      Etymology 2

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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      lẹ̑p m inan

      1. (archaic ) glue
        Synonym: lepílo
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      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

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      • "lep", in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لب (leb), from Classical Persian لَب (lab). Cognate to English lip .

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA (key): /ˈlep/
      • Hyphenation: lep

      Noun

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      lep (definite accusative lebi , plural lepler )

      1. (obsolete ) lip
        Synonym: dudak
      2. (obsolete ) edge
        Synonym: kenar

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      Declension of lep
      singular plural
      nominative lep lepler
      definite accusative lebi lepleri
      dative lebe leplere
      locative lepte leplerde
      ablative lepten leplerden
      genitive lebin leplerin
      Possessive forms
      nominative
      singular plural
      1st singular lebim leplerim
      2nd singular lebin leplerin
      3rd singular lebi lepleri
      1st plural lebimiz leplerimiz
      2nd plural lebiniz lepleriniz
      3rd plural lepleri lepleri
      definite accusative
      singular plural
      1st singular lebimi leplerimi
      2nd singular lebini leplerini
      3rd singular lebini leplerini
      1st plural lebimizi leplerimizi
      2nd plural lebinizi leplerinizi
      3rd plural leplerini leplerini
      dative
      singular plural
      1st singular lebime leplerime
      2nd singular lebine leplerine
      3rd singular lebine leplerine
      1st plural lebimize leplerimize
      2nd plural lebinize leplerinize
      3rd plural leplerine leplerine
      locative
      singular plural
      1st singular lebimde leplerimde
      2nd singular lebinde leplerinde
      3rd singular lebinde leplerinde
      1st plural lebimizde leplerimizde
      2nd plural lebinizde leplerinizde
      3rd plural leplerinde leplerinde
      ablative
      singular plural
      1st singular lebimden leplerimden
      2nd singular lebinden leplerinden
      3rd singular lebinden leplerinden
      1st plural lebimizden leplerimizden
      2nd plural lebinizden leplerinizden
      3rd plural leplerinden leplerinden
      genitive
      singular plural
      1st singular lebimin leplerimin
      2nd singular lebinin leplerinin
      3rd singular lebinin leplerinin
      1st plural lebimizin leplerimizin
      2nd plural lebinizin leplerinizin
      3rd plural leplerinin leplerinin
      Predicative forms
      singular plural
      1st singular lebim leplerim
      2nd singular lepsin leplersin
      3rd singular lep
      leptir       		lepler
      leplerdir
      1st plural lebiz lepleriz
      2nd plural lepsiniz leplersiniz
      3rd plural lepler leplerdir

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      Etymology

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

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      Noun

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      lep

      1. alder (tree)

      Declension

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      Inflection of lep (inflection type 6/kuva )
      nominative sing. lep
      genitive sing. lepän
      partitive sing. lepäd
      partitive plur. lepid
      singular plural
      nominative lep lepäd
      accusative lepän lepäd
      genitive lepän lepiden
      partitive lepäd lepid
      essive-instructive lepän lepin
      translative lepäks lepikš
      inessive lepäs lepiš
      elative lepäspäi lepišpäi
      illative lepähä lepihe
      adessive lepäl lepil
      ablative lepälpäi lepilpäi
      allative lepäle lepile
      abessive lepäta lepita
      comitative lepänke lepidenke
      prolative lepädme lepidme
      approximative I lepänno lepidenno
      approximative II lepännoks lepidennoks
      egressive lepännopäi lepidennopäi
      terminative I lepähäsai lepihesai
      terminative II lepälesai lepilesai
      terminative III lepässai —
      additive I lepähäpäi lepihepäi
      additive II lepälepäi lepilepäi

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      Noun

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      lep (genitive lepa , plural leps )

      1. (male or female) ape
      2. (male or female) monkey

      Declension

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      Declension of lep
      Singular Plural
      Nominative lep leps
      Genitive lepa lepas
      Dative lepe lepes
      Accusative lepi lepis
      Predicative 1 lepu lepus
      Vocative o lep o leps
      1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

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