lūpa

From the same stem as the verbs lupt (“to peel, to come off”), lupināt (“to peel (tr.)”): Proto-Baltic *lūp-, *lup-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewp-, *lūp-, *lup- (“to pare, to peel, to break off”). The meaning evolved from “peeled off; puckered” to “puckered lips” and then simly “lips.” Cognates include Lithuanian lū́pa, Middle High German lubbe (“thick, puckered lip(s)”).[1]

• IPA^(key): [lūːpa]

lūpa f (4th declension)

1. (anatomy) lip

   pilnīgas, plānas lūpas ― full, thin lips

   augšējā lūpa ― the upper lip

   apakšējā lūpa ― the lower lip

   lūpu krāsa, lūpu pomāde ― lipstick

   ar smaidu uz lūpām ― with a smile on the lips

   iekost lūpā ― to bite one's lips

   kaunuma lūpas ― labia (lit. genital lips)

   zaķa lūpa ― harelip (congenital malformation)

• mute

lū́pa f (plural lū́pos) stress pattern 1

1. lip

• burna