lapp

Other forms of lapp

plural

lapps·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lapp

What does lapp mean?

lapp means "a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lapp?

lapp has 1 syllable: lapp. In IPA it is /ˈlæp/.

What is another word for lapp?

Close synonyms include Lapplander, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lapp a common word?

lapp is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lapp?

3 words rhyme with lapp. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.