lapar

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapar/ [la.par]
• Rhymes: -apar, -ar
• Hyphenation: la‧par

Noun

lapar inan

1. (Biscayan, Navarro-Lapurdian) Alternative form of lahar (“bramble”)

Declension

Declension of lapar (inanimate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lapar	laparra	laparrak
ergative	laparrek	laparrak	laparrek
dative	laparri	laparrari	laparrei
genitive	laparren	laparraren	laparren
comitative	laparrekin	laparrarekin	laparrekin
causative	laparrengatik	laparrarengatik	laparrengatik
benefactive	laparrentzat	laparrarentzat	laparrentzat
instrumental	laparrez	laparraz	laparrez
inessive	laparretan	laparrean	laparretan
locative	laparretako	laparreko	laparretako
allative	laparretara	laparrera	laparretara
terminative	laparretaraino	laparreraino	laparretaraino
directive	laparretarantz	laparrerantz	laparretarantz
destinative	laparretarako	laparrerako	laparretarako
ablative	laparretatik	laparretik	laparretatik
partitive	laparrik	—	—
prolative	lapartzat	—	—

Further reading

• “lapar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “lapar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Galician

Alternative forms

• lampar

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From Proto-Germanic *lapjaną (“to lick; lap”) (compare Middle English lappen, Old High German laffen, French lamper). Compare with lamber (“to lick”), which derives of Latin lambere (“lick”), or Sicilian allappari~allippari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈpaɾ/

Verb

lapar (first-person singular present lapo, first-person singular preterite lapei, past participle lapado)

1. to lick, to lap
2. to quaff, to swig
3. to slurp; to eat disorderly or compulsively
   • 1807, anonymous author, Segundo diálogo dos esterqueiros:

     é estou en que na quel dia / vos laparon todo aquelo / que non poideron vender / como quen vos toma a parva

     I have the idea that that day they slurped everything that couldn't sell, as if having a snack

4. (figurative) to rob

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lapar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	lapar
Personal	lapar	lapares	lapar	laparmos	lapardes	laparen
Gerund
	lapando
Past participle
Masculine	lapado			lapados
Feminine	lapada			lapadas
Indicative
Present	lapo	lapas	lapa	lapamos	lapades	lapan
Imperfect	lapaba	lapabas	lapaba	lapabamos	lapabades	lapaban
Preterite	lapei	lapaches	lapou	lapamos	lapastes	laparon
Pluperfect	lapara	laparas	lapara	laparamos	laparades	laparan
Future	laparei	laparás	lapará	laparemos	laparedes	laparán
Conditional	laparía	laparías	laparía	lapariamos	lapariades	laparían
Subjunctive
Present	lape	lapes	lape	lapemos	lapedes	lapen
Imperfect	lapase	lapases	lapase	lapásemos	lapásedes	lapasen
Future	lapar	lapares	lapar	laparmos	lapardes	laparen
Imperative
Affirmative		lapa	lape	lapemos	lapade	lapen
Negative (non)		non lapes	non lape	non lapemos	non lapedes	non lapen

    Reintegrated conjugation of lapar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	lapar
Personal	lapar	lapares	lapar	laparmos	lapardes	laparem
Gerund
	lapando
Past participle
Masculine	lapado			lapados
Feminine	lapada			lapadas
Indicative
Present	lapo	lapas	lapa	lapamos	lapades, lapais	lapam
Imperfect	lapava	lapavas	lapava	lapávamos	lapávades, lapáveis, lapávais1	lapavam
Preterite	lapei	lapaste, lapache1	lapou	lapamos	lapastes	lapárom, laparam
Pluperfect	lapara	laparas	lapara	lapáramos	lapárades, lapáreis, lapárais1	laparam
Future	laparei	laparás	lapará	laparemos	laparedes, lapareis	laparám, laparão
Conditional	laparia	laparias	laparia	laparíamos	laparíades, laparíeis, laparíais1	lapariam
Subjunctive
Present	lape	lapes	lape	lapemos	lapedes, lapeis	lapem
Imperfect	lapasse	lapasses	lapasse	lapássemos	lapássedes, lapásseis	lapassem
Future	lapar	lapares	lapar	laparmos	lapardes	laparem
Imperative
Affirmative		lapa	lape	lapemos	lapade, lapai	lapem
Negative (nom)		nom lapes	nom lape	nom lapemos	nom lapedes, nom lapeis	nom lapem

¹Less recommended.

Synonyms

• larpar

Derived terms

• lapacaldos (“glutton”, literally “broth-lapper”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lapar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “lapar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lapar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “lapar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lapar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lapar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapaʀ. Cognate with Old Javanese lapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapar/

Adjective

lapar

1. hungry (affected by hunger; desirous of food)

   Synonym: beluran

   Lapar aku.

   I'm hungry.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lapar, from Proto-Malayic *lapar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapaʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlapar/ [ˈla.par]
• Rhymes: -apar
• Syllabification: la‧par

Adjective

lapar

1. hungry

Derived terms

• berlapar
• kelaparan (“hungriness, starveness; to starve”)
• melaparkan (“to make hungry”)
• pelapar

• lapar mata

Verb

lapar

1. to be hungry (affected by hunger; desirous of food)

   Saya lapar.

   I am hungry.

See also

• haus

Further reading

• “lapar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lapar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapaʀ. Cognate with Old Javanese lapa and Sundanese palay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapar/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [lapa]
• Rhymes: -par, -ar

Adjective

lapar (Jawi spelling لاڤر)

1. hungry (affected by hunger; desirous of food)

   Synonym: bulur

   Aku lapar.

   I'm hungry.

Derived terms

• berlapar
• dilaparkan
• kelaparan
• lapar mata
• lapar susu
• melaparkan

Descendants

• Indonesian: lapar

Further reading

• “lapar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swedish

Verb

lapar

1. present indicative of lapa