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lapti

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lap-ti
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pair of the old traditional East Slavic (especially Russian) bast shoes, an obsolete traditional footwear of forest areas of Northern Europe, formerly worn by poorer members of the Finnic peoples, Balts, and East Slavs.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Russian ла́пти (lápti), singular ла́поть (lápotʹ).

Usage

Synonyms

bast shoes

Questions

What does lapti mean?
A pair of the old traditional East Slavic (especially Russian) bast shoes, an obsolete traditional footwear of forest areas of Northern Europe, formerly worn by poorer members of the Finnic peoples, Balts, and East Slavs.
Where does lapti come from?
From Russian ла́пти (lápti), singular ла́поть (lápotʹ).

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