lep

See also: LEP, lép, and lěp

English

Etymology

Short for Lepidoptera.

Noun

lep (plural leps)

  1. A butterfly or moth.

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *läppᴈ (“roof, cover”). Cognate with Udmurt липыны (lipyny, “covering, roof”) and Lule Sami liehpa/liehppa.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛp]

Verb

lep

  1. to cover

Conjugation
conjugation of lep
Infinitive lepni
Past participle lepett
Present participle lepő
Future participle lependő
Adverbial participle lepve
Potential lephet
1st person sg 2nd person sg informal 3rd person sg,
2nd person sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl informal 3rd person pl,
2nd person pl formal
Indicative mood Present Indefinite lepek lepsz lep lepünk leptek lepnek
Definite lepem
én téged/titeket
leplek		 leped lepi lepjük lepitek lepik
Past Indefinite leptem leptél lepett leptünk leptetek leptek
Definite leptem
én téged/titeket
leptelek		 lepted lepte leptük leptétek lepték
Conditional mood Present Indefinite lepnék lepnél lepne lepnénk lepnétek lepnének
Definite lepném
én téged/titeket
lepnélek		 lepnéd lepné lepnénk lepnétek lepnék
Subjunctive mood Present Indefinite lepjek lepj
or
lepjél		 lepjen lepjünk lepjetek lepjenek
Definite lepjem
én téged/titeket
lepjelek		 lepd
or
lepjed		 lepje lepjük lepjétek lepjék
Conjugated infinitive lepnem lepned lepnie lepnünk lepnetek lepniük

Derived terms

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

Luo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛ̀p/

Noun

lep

  1. tongue

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lě̑pъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛp/

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) lepki, lepowy
  • (noun) lepiszcze
  • (verb) lepić

Verb

lep

  1. second-person singular imperative of lepić

Further reading
  • 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): /ˈléːp/
  • Tonal orthography: lẹ̑p

Adjective

lép (comparative lépši, superlative nàjlépši)

  1. beautiful; handsome
    Njegova hči je mlada in zelo lepa ženska.
    His daughter is a young and very pretty woman.
  2. nice
Declension
Declension of lép (hard)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative lép ind
lépi def		 lépa lépo
accusative nominativeinan or genitiveanim lépo lépo
genitive lépega lépe lépega
dative lépemu lépi lépemu
locative lépem lépi lépem
instrumental lépim lépo lépim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative lépa lépi lépi
accusative lépa lépi lépi
genitive lépih lépih lépih
dative lépima lépima lépima
locative lépih lépih lépih
instrumental lépima lépima lépima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative lépi lépe lépa
accusative lépe lépe lépa
genitive lépih lépih lépih
dative lépim lépim lépim
locative lépih lépih lépih
instrumental lépimi lépimi lépimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Antonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈléːp/
  • Tonal orthography: lẹ̑p

Noun

lép m inan (genitive lépa, nominative plural lépi)

  1. (archaic) glue
Declension
Declension of lép (masculine inan., hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative lép lépa lépi
accusative lép lépa lépe
genitive lépa lépov lépov
dative lépu lépoma lépom
locative lépu lépih lépih
instrumental lépom lépoma lépi
Synonyms

Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish leppä.

Noun

lep

  1. alder

Volapük

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lep]

Noun

lep (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 some later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms
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