ляпать

Russian

Etymology

Probably from an onomatopoeic or interjectory root related to Proto-Slavic *lopiti (“to clap, bang, strike”) or *lapa (“paw”).[1][2][3] See more at ляп (ljap), ля́па (ljápa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲapətʲ]

Verb

ля́пать • (ljápatʹ) impf (perfective ля́пнуть or сля́пать or наля́пать)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) to make hastily, to throw together
    Perfective: сля́пать (sljápatʹ)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) to slap, to splotch, to daub (paint on something)
    Perfective: наля́пать (naljápatʹ)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) to whack, to hit
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) to blurt out, to blab
    Perfective: ля́пнуть (ljápnutʹ)

Conjugation

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Derived terms
verbs
  • ля́паться impf (ljápatʹsja)
  • вля́пать pf (vljápatʹ), вля́пывать impf (vljápyvatʹ)
  • вля́паться pf (vljápatʹsja), вля́пываться impf (vljápyvatʹsja)
  • заля́пать pf (zaljápatʹ), заля́пывать impf (zaljápyvatʹ)
  • наля́пать pf (naljápatʹ), наля́пывать impf (naljápyvatʹ)
  • обля́пать pf (obljápatʹ), обля́пывать impf (obljápyvatʹ)
  • обля́паться pf (obljápatʹsja), обля́пываться impf (obljápyvatʹsja)
  • отля́пать pf (otljápatʹ), отля́пывать impf (otljápyvatʹ)
  • приля́пать pf (priljápatʹ), приля́пывать impf (priljápyvatʹ)
  • разля́пать pf (razljápatʹ), разля́пывать impf (razljápyvatʹ)
  • сля́пать pf (sljápatʹ)

References
  1. Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), “ляпать”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN
  2. Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “ляпать”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  3. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ляп”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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