lepo

See also: Lepo, LEPO, and lépő

Basque

Alternative forms

• lepho (Souletin, Navarro-Lapurdian)

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *lepo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lepo/ [le.po]

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• Rhymes: -epo
• Hyphenation: le‧po

Noun

lepo inan

1. neck

   Synonyms: idun, sama

2. (Biscayan) shoulder

   Synonym: sorbalda

3. (Biscayan) back

   Synonym: bizkar

4. mountain pass

   Synonym: mendate

Declension

Declension of lepo (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lepo	lepoa	lepoak
ergative	lepok	lepoak	lepoek
dative	lepori	lepoari	lepoei
genitive	leporen	lepoaren	lepoen
comitative	leporekin	lepoarekin	lepoekin
causative	leporengatik	lepoarengatik	lepoengatik
benefactive	leporentzat	lepoarentzat	lepoentzat
instrumental	lepoz	lepoaz	lepoez
inessive	lepotan	lepoan	lepoetan
locative	lepotako	lepoko	lepoetako
allative	lepotara	lepora	lepoetara
terminative	lepotaraino	leporaino	lepoetaraino
directive	lepotarantz	leporantz	lepoetarantz
destinative	lepotarako	leporako	lepoetarako
ablative	lepotatik	lepotik	lepoetatik
partitive	leporik	—	—
prolative	lepotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• lepo egin (“to decapitate”) (colloquial)
• lepo egon
• lepo ibili
• lepo-hezur
• lepo-luze
• lepo-makur
• lepo-mehe
• lepo-motz
• lepo-oker
• lepo-zain
• lepo-zintzur
• lepoa berotu
• lepoa bihurritu
• lepoa ebaki
• lepoa egin (“to bet”)
• lepoa eman
• lepoa estutu
• lepoa ipini
• lepoa jarri
• lepoa jokatu
• lepoa moztu
• lepoalde
• lepoan
• lepoan eraman
• lepoan hartu
• lepogain
• lepokada
• lepoko (“necklace”)
• lepomoztu
• lepondo
• lepora
• leporaino bete
• leporaino egin
• leporaino egon
• leporatu
• lepotik
• lepotik gora
• lepotik heldu
• lepozaki
• lepozale

 

Further reading

• “lepo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “lepo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

levätä +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlepo/, [ˈle̞po̞]
• Rhymes: -epo
• Hyphenation^(key): le‧po

Noun

lepo

1. rest, repose

Declension

Inflection of lepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative		lepo	levot
genitive		levon	lepojen
partitive		lepoa	lepoja
illative		lepoon	lepoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lepo	levot
accusative	nom.	lepo	levot
	gen.	levon
genitive		levon	lepojen
partitive		lepoa	lepoja
inessive		levossa	levoissa
elative		levosta	levoista
illative		lepoon	lepoihin
adessive		levolla	levoilla
ablative		levolta	levoilta
allative		levolle	levoille
essive		lepona	lepoina
translative		levoksi	levoiksi
abessive		levotta	levoitta
instructive		—	levoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative leponi leponi accusative nom. leponi leponi gen. leponi genitive leponi lepojeni partitive lepoani lepojani inessive levossani levoissani elative levostani levoistani illative lepooni lepoihini adessive levollani levoillani ablative levoltani levoiltani allative levolleni levoilleni essive leponani lepoinani translative levokseni levoikseni abessive levottani levoittani instructive — — comitative — lepoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative leposi leposi accusative nom. leposi leposi gen. leposi genitive leposi lepojesi partitive lepoasi lepojasi inessive levossasi levoissasi elative levostasi levoistasi illative lepoosi lepoihisi adessive levollasi levoillasi ablative levoltasi levoiltasi allative levollesi levoillesi essive leponasi lepoinasi translative levoksesi levoiksesi abessive levottasi levoittasi instructive — — comitative — lepoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lepomme lepomme accusative nom. lepomme lepomme gen. lepomme genitive lepomme lepojemme partitive lepoamme lepojamme inessive levossamme levoissamme elative levostamme levoistamme illative lepoomme lepoihimme adessive levollamme levoillamme ablative levoltamme levoiltamme allative levollemme levoillemme essive leponamme lepoinamme translative levoksemme levoiksemme abessive levottamme levoittamme instructive — — comitative — lepoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative leponne leponne accusative nom. leponne leponne gen. leponne genitive leponne lepojenne partitive lepoanne lepojanne inessive levossanne levoissanne elative levostanne levoistanne illative lepoonne lepoihinne adessive levollanne levoillanne ablative levoltanne levoiltanne allative levollenne levoillenne essive leponanne lepoinanne translative levoksenne levoiksenne abessive levottanne levoittanne instructive — — comitative — lepoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative leponsa leponsa accusative nom. leponsa leponsa gen. leponsa genitive leponsa lepojensa partitive lepoaan lepoansa lepojaan lepojansa inessive levossaan levossansa levoissaan levoissansa elative levostaan levostansa levoistaan levoistansa illative lepoonsa lepoihinsa adessive levollaan levollansa levoillaan levoillansa ablative levoltaan levoltansa levoiltaan levoiltansa allative levolleen levollensa levoilleen levoillensa essive leponaan leponansa lepoinaan lepoinansa translative levokseen levoksensa levoikseen levoiksensa abessive levottaan levottansa levoittaan levoittansa instructive — — comitative — lepoineen lepoinensa

Interjection

lepo!

1. (military) at ease!

Usage notes

• (military interjection): asento! is used when a group, already at ease (lepo), is commanded to stand in the state of alertness, with the heels together and with the tips of the shoes two fists apart from each other. The command huomio! is used when a group, neiher at ease nor in any other commanded position, is commanded to pay attention to the commander, with the feet in the position of asento.

Derived terms

• Levola
• levollinen
• levoton

 

compounds

• aselepo
• hermolepo
• lepoaika
• lepoasento
• lepoaste
• lepohetki
• lepoitiö
• lepokausi
• lepokitka
• lepokoti
• lepolesti
• lepomassa
• Lepomäki
• Leponiemi
• lepopaikka
• lepopäivä
• leposide
• leposija
• leposohva
• leposyke
• leposävel
• lepotauko
• lepotila
• lepotuoli
• lepovaihe
• lepovirta
• lepovuoro
• lepovuosi
• Levomäki
• päivälepo
• ruokalepo
• sunnuntailepo
• tahtilepo
• talvilepo
• viikkolepo
• vuodelepo
• yölepo

 

See also

• (military interjections): asento, huomio, olalle vie, jalalle vie, täyskäännös, käännös, taakse poistu

Further reading

• “lepo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Hawaiian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.po/, [ˈlɛ.po]

Noun

lepo

1. soil, dirt
2. filth

Derived terms

• hailepo
• hale lepo
• lalo lepo
• lepo kāwili
• lepo uhi

Ingrian

Etymology

From levätä (“to take a break”) +‎ -o. Akin to Finnish lepo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlepo/, [ˈlʲe̞po̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlepo/, [ˈle̞b̥o̞]
• Rhymes: -epo
• Hyphenation: le‧po

Noun

lepo

1. rest, break

Declension

Declension of lepo (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	lepo	levot
genitive	levon	leppoin, lepoloin
partitive	leppoa	lepoja, lepoloja
illative	leppoo	leppoi, lepoloihe
inessive	levos	levois, lepolois
elative	levost	levoist, lepoloist
allative	levolle	levoille, lepoloille
adessive	levol	levoil, lepoloil
ablative	levolt	levoilt, lepoloilt
translative	levoks	levoiks, lepoloiks
essive	leponna, leppoon	lepoinna, lepoloinna, leppoin, lepoloin
exessive1)	lepont	lepoint, lepoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “леппо”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 699

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.pɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛpɔ
• Syllabification: le‧po

Noun

lepo

1. vocative singular of lepa

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• lipo (Ikavian)
• lijȇpo (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêːpo/
• Hyphenation: le‧po

Adverb

lȇpo (Cyrillic spelling ле̑по)

1. beautifully, nicely

Adjective

lepo

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of lep