Lappen

lappen läppen German Pronunciation de /ˈlapən/ de [ˈläpən] [ˈläpm̩] standard de [ˈla̝(ʔ)m̩] Northern Germany de [ˈlɑp.pən] Swiss de De-Lappen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Lappen2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 From de gmh lappe, from de goh lappo, from de gmw-pro *lappā cloth, rag, lobe of de 1 origin, possibly de ine-pro *leb- to hang loosely.laplapa The form is remarkable because of the unshifted geminate -pp- (instead of expected Old High German *lapfo). Based on the supposedly invariable nature of the consonant shift, goh lappo would have to be an originally Central and Low German form (compare osx lappo). This is, however, quite unlikely since the Old High German word is attested as early as the 9th century, and no variants with -pf- exist. The form remains thus unexplained. Noun m Läppchen,Läpplein cloth, rag de anatomy lobe de colloquial driving licence de youth _ slang loser; idiot Declension m Hyponyms de Abwaschlappen Fensterlappen Fußlappen Frontallappen Putzlappen Spüllappen Staublappen Tafellappen Topflappen Wischlappen Waschlappen Derived terms de durch die Lappen gehen Lappengröße Lappenstoff Lappenzaun Lappenzelt Lappjagd Etymology 2 Noun de noun form de Lappe Further reading References