Lappish

American

[lap-ish] / ˈlæp ɪʃ /

noun

Sami.

adjective

Also Lappic of, relating to, or characteristic of Lapland or the Sami.

lappish British

/ ˈlæpɪʃ /

adjective

of or relating to the Lapps, a nomadic people living chiefly in N Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula of Russia, or their language

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noun

the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

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Sensitive Note

See Lapp.

Etymology

Origin of Lappish

First recorded in 1870–75; Lapp + -ish ¹

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