"lapaj" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Slovak]

IPA: /lapaj/, [ˈlapaɪ̯]
Rhymes: -apaj Etymology: Uncertain. Probably from lapať (“to grab, to snatch”) + -aj, originally meaning "one who grabs" hence "one who takes what does not belong to him"; compare also older lapajný (“greedy, insatiable”). For the further weakening of the negative meaning compare huncút. For a possible sound-symbolic origin compare also loptoš. Compare the similar formation in Polish łaps. First attested in the 18th century. Etymology templates: {{unc|sk|Uncertain}} Uncertain, {{af|sk|lapať|-aj|t1=to grab, to snatch}} lapať (“to grab, to snatch”) + -aj, {{m+|pl|łaps}} Polish łaps, {{etydate|18th century}} First attested in the 18th century Head templates: {{sk-noun|m-pr|adj=lapajský|aug=lapajisko|dim=lapajko|f=lapajka}} lapaj m pers (female equivalent lapajka, relational adjective lapajský, diminutive lapajko, augmentative lapajisko) Inflection templates: {{sk-ndecl|m-pr}} Forms: lapajka [feminine], lapajský [adjective, relational], lapajko [diminutive], lapajisko [augmentative], no-table-tags [table-tags], singular, plural, nominative, lapaj, lapaji, genitive, lapaja, lapajov, dative, lapajovi, lapajom, accusative, locative, lapajoch, instrumental, lapajmi
  1. scoundrel Tags: masculine, person Synonyms: beťár, figliar, huncút, prefíkanec, šibal

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "sk",
        "2": "Uncertain"
      },
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      "name": "unc"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sk",
        "2": "lapať",
        "3": "-aj",
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      },
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      "name": "af"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "łaps"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish łaps",
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      "args": {
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lapajka",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajský",
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        "adjective",
        "relational"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajko",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajisko",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sk-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "singular",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "plural",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapaj",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapaji",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapaja",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajov",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajovi",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajom",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "accusative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "locative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajoch",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "instrumental",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajmi",
      "source": "declension"
    }
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        "adj": "lapajský",
        "aug": "lapajisko",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    "la‧paj"
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  "lang_code": "sk",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Slovak entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Slovak terms with declension chlap",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scoundrel"
      ],
      "id": "en-lapaj-sk-noun-HFieDbsK",
      "links": [
        [
          "scoundrel",
          "scoundrel"
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        {
          "word": "beťár"
        },
        {
          "word": "figliar"
        },
        {
          "word": "huncút"
        },
        {
          "word": "prefíkanec"
        },
        {
          "word": "šibal"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lapaj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlapaɪ̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apaj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lapaj"
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        "1": "sk",
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      },
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    },
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        "adjective",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "lapajko",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajisko",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sk-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "singular",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "plural",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapaj",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapaji",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapaja",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajov",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajovi",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajom",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "accusative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "locative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajoch",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "instrumental",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "lapajmi",
      "source": "declension"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-pr",
        "adj": "lapajský",
        "aug": "lapajisko",
        "dim": "lapajko",
        "f": "lapajka"
      },
      "expansion": "lapaj m pers (female equivalent lapajka, relational adjective lapajský, diminutive lapajko, augmentative lapajisko)",
      "name": "sk-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "la‧paj"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "la‧paj"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-pr"
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      "name": "sk-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Slovak",
  "lang_code": "sk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Slovak/apaj",
        "Rhymes:Slovak/apaj/2 syllables",
        "Slovak 2-syllable words",
        "Slovak entries with incorrect language header",
        "Slovak lemmas",
        "Slovak masculine nouns",
        "Slovak nouns",
        "Slovak personal nouns",
        "Slovak terms suffixed with -aj",
        "Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Slovak terms with declension chlap",
        "Slovak terms with unknown etymologies"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scoundrel"
      ],
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        [
          "scoundrel",
          "scoundrel"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "beťár"
        },
        {
          "word": "figliar"
        },
        {
          "word": "huncút"
        },
        {
          "word": "prefíkanec"
        },
        {
          "word": "šibal"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/lapaj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlapaɪ̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apaj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lapaj"
}

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