łaps

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See also: laps, laps', and läpš

Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwaps/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aps
  • Syllabification: łaps

Noun

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łaps m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, law enforcement) cop (police officer)
    Synonyms: łapacz, gliniarz, pała
  2. (colloquial) scoundrel, rascal
    Synonyms: łajdak, łobuz

Declension

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Interjection

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łaps

  1. (colloquial) gotcha (quick catch of something)

Further reading

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  • łaps in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sudovian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?]. Compare Lithuanian lãpė, Latvian lapsa, Old Prussian lape.[1][2]

Noun

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łapſ

  1. (zoology) fox

References

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  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985) “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis?”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 75:łapſ ‘lapė, l. lisa’ 78.
  2. ^ lãpė” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. łaps sm. ‘Fuchs’”.