լափ

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old Armenian լափ (lapʻ).

    Noun

    լափ • (lapʻ)

    1. slop, swill, mush (watery food given to animals, especially dogs)
      գլխին շան լափ թափելglxin šan lapʻ tʻapʻelto verbally abuse, to take to task, to disgrace
    2. (Javakheti) the mushy, watery pulp and seeds inside a melon, which are inedible for humans and are mixed into cow feed
    Declension
    i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
    singular plural
    nominative լափ (lapʻ) լափեր (lapʻer)
    dative լափի (lapʻi) լափերի (lapʻeri)
    ablative լափից (lapʻicʻ) լափերից (lapʻericʻ)
    instrumental լափով (lapʻov) լափերով (lapʻerov)
    locative լափում (lapʻum) լափերում (lapʻerum)
    definite forms
    nominative լափը / լափն (lapʻə / lapʻn) լափերը / լափերն (lapʻerə / lapʻern)
    dative լափին (lapʻin) լափերին (lapʻerin)
    1st person possessive forms (my)
    nominative լափս (lapʻs) լափերս (lapʻers)
    dative լափիս (lapʻis) լափերիս (lapʻeris)
    ablative լափիցս (lapʻicʻs) լափերիցս (lapʻericʻs)
    instrumental լափովս (lapʻovs) լափերովս (lapʻerovs)
    locative լափումս (lapʻums) լափերումս (lapʻerums)
    2nd person possessive forms (your)
    nominative լափդ (lapʻd) լափերդ (lapʻerd)
    dative լափիդ (lapʻid) լափերիդ (lapʻerid)
    ablative լափիցդ (lapʻicʻd) լափերիցդ (lapʻericʻd)
    instrumental լափովդ (lapʻovd) լափերովդ (lapʻerovd)
    locative լափումդ (lapʻumd) լափերումդ (lapʻerumd)
    Derived terms
    • լափակեր (lapʻaker)
    • լափակոլոլ (lapʻakolol)
    • լափաման (lapʻaman)
    • լափոտ (lapʻot)
    Descendants
    • Georgian: ლაფი (lapi)

    References

    • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913), “լափ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 414b
    • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944), “լափ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: State Publishing House, page 189a

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Georgian ლაფი (lapi).

      Noun

      լափ • (lapʻ) (Tbilisi)

      1. liquid mud, mire

      References

      • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913), “լափ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 414b
      • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973), “լափ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 269b

      Etymology 3

        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Noun

        լափ • (lapʻ)

        1. alternative form of լուփ (lupʻ, palm, flat of the hand)

        Old Armenian

        Etymology

        Deverbal from լափեմ (lapʻem).

        Noun

        լափ • (lapʻ)

        1. slop, swill, mush (watery food given to animals or babies)
          • 5th century, Yovhan Mandakuni, Čaṙkʻ [Sermons] 17:
            Շունք եկեալ լիզեսցեն զբերանն [փսխողին], զի կարօտ են լափին։
            Šunkʻ ekeal lizescʻen zberann [pʻsxołin], zi karōt en lapʻin.
            Dogs will come and lick the mouth [of the one who vomits], for they are in need of the slop.

        Declension

        i-a-type or i-type
        singular plural
        nominative լափ (lapʻ) լափք (lapʻkʻ)
        genitive լափի (lapʻi) ?
        dative լափի (lapʻi) ?
        accusative լափ (lapʻ) լափս (lapʻs)
        ablative լափէ (lapʻē) ?
        instrumental ? ?
        locative լափի (lapʻi) լափս (lapʻs)

        the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension

        Descendants

        References