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Lappalie
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German
Etymology
de la, derived from de Lappen cloth, rag + de la -ālia (neuter plural of relational adjective suffix), 17. Initially as the plural de Lappalia, then showing the Germanized plural de Lappalien, then back-forming a feminine singular.
Pronunciation
de [laˈpaːli̯ə]
de De-Lappalie.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Lap pa lie
Noun
f
bagatelle, trifle, minor thing
de Bagatelle Kleinigkeit Nichtigkeit
de Ich beschäftige mich nicht mit einer solchen Lappalie. I do not concern myself with such a minor thing.
Declension
f
Related terms
de läppisch
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