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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en läpp

lip

Meaning

lip

In Swedish: en av de två (röda) hudflikar som bildar munöppningen

Forms

Forms of läpp
Singular, indefiniteen läpp
Singular, definiteläppen
Plural, indefiniteläppar
Plural, definiteläpparna

läpp is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor läpp, den stora läppen. Check another noun

Practise läpp

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Is it en läpp or ett läpp?

Expressions

  • hänga läpp
    pout

Words built with läpp

Questions

What does läpp mean in English?

läpp means “lip”.

Is it en läpp or ett läpp?

It is en läpp, and “the lip” is läppen.

What is the plural of läpp?

The plural of läpp is läppar, and the definite plural is läpparna.

Origin

From Old Swedish læpper, of uncertain origin.

Nearby common words

läpp is number 2,236 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,232skäms shame on you (you should be ashamed of yourself)
  • 2,233värde value, worth
  • 2,234arbetad worked, processed, wrought
  • 2,235fet fat, greasy
  • 2,237rar nice, rare
  • 2,238princip principle
  • 2,239klubba club
  • 2,240kina China
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