Lappish

[ lap-ish ]

noun

1. Sami ( def 2 ).

adjective

1. Also Lap·pic [] of, relating to, or characteristic of Lapland or the Sami.

ˈLappish

/ ˈlæpɪʃ /

adjective

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

noun

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

Sensitive Note

See Lapp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lappish¹

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

Example Sentences

The Russian Lapp indeed has few true and Lappish attributes.

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I fancy we had, on the whole, a good educational effect upon our Lappish carriers.

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I have compared this with the Lappish name for seal, ‘dævok’—‘davak’—‘dævkka.’

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But that they once had names of their own is shown by the genuine Lappish names for some of the larger islands.

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Lappish words to make the dogs quicken their pace or to halt.

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