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Etymology[]
From Middle English, from Old English lippa, with various Germanic cognates (see Translations), and probably also Latin labium
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
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Lip (s)
- (countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
- (countable) A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
- (countable) The rim of an open container.
- (slang, uncountable) backtalk, verbal impertinence.
- Don’t give me any lip!
Synonyms[]
- (either of the fleshy protrusions around the mouth): labium (medical term)
- (part of body resembling a lip): labium (medical)
- (rim of an open container): edge, rim
- (impertinence): backchat, cheek (informal), impudence, rudeness
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- German: Lippe f. (de), Rand m., Unverschämtheit f.
- Latvian: lūpa
- Swahili: mdomo sg
- Telugu: పెదవి (pedavi), అంచు (amchu)
Adjective[]
Lip (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- labial, produced using the lips
- insincere, murmured merely trough the lips
Verb[]
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to Lip (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- To touch with the lips, notably kiss or lick, lap the lips against something
- To utter verbally
- To simulate speech merely by lip-movement, as suffices for a lip-reader
- Template:Sports to make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in
Dutch[]
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
Lip f. (plural lippen, diminutive lipje, diminutive plural lipjes)
Related terms[]
- lipklank
- liplezen
- lippen (verb)
- lippendienst
- lippenrood n.
- lippenstift
- lipvis
- loslippig
- schaamlip
- bovenlip
- onderlip
Gallo[]
Noun[]
Lip [[Category:Template:Roa-gal lips|Lip]]
Polish[]
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lip
- Abbreviation of lipiec; (July)
Serbo-Croatian[]
Alternative forms[]
- (Ekavian): lȇp
- (Ijekavian): lijȇp
Etymology[]
From Proto-Slavic *lěpъ.
Adjective[]
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- Template:Čakavian nice, pretty
- 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transribed from Glagolitic original):
- Pasite se, ovce mile,
- sve ste lipe, sve ste bile
- 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:
- Tad se usčudiše svi, vidiv Juditu,
- toko lipa biše i u takovu svitu.
- 1759, Antun Kanižlić, Sveta Rožalija:
- Ovog zaručnika, lipa, mila, srićna,
- imati jest dika, srića, radost vična.
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