łaps

See also: laps, laps', and läpš

Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from łapać. Compare Slovak lapaj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaps/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aps
  • Syllabification: łaps

Noun

łaps m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, law enforcement) cop (police officer)
    Synonyms: łapacz, gliniarz, pała
  2. (colloquial) scoundrel, rascal
    Synonyms: łajdak, łobuz

Declension

Declension of łaps
singular plural
nominative łaps łapsi/łapsy (deprecative)
genitive łapsa łapsów
dative łapsowi łapsom
accusative łapsa łapsów
instrumental łapsem łapsami
locative łapsie łapsach
vocative łapsie łapsi

Interjection

łaps

  1. (colloquial) gotcha (quick catch of something)

Further reading

  • łaps in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sudovian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lapśāˀ. Compare Lithuanian lãpė, Latvian lapsa, Old Prussian lape.[1][2]

Noun

łapſ

  1. (zoology) fox
    • 1985 [1984], Pogańske gwary z Narewu [Pagan dialects from Narew], sourced from copy by V. Zinow, line 78:
      lisa [lis] — łapſ
      fox

References

  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 75: “łapſ ‘lapė, l. lisa’ 78.”
  2. ^ “lãpė” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. łaps sm. ‘Fuchs’”.
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