Lappish

[ lap-ish ]

/ ˈlæp ɪʃ /

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noun

Sami (def. 2).

adjective

Also Lap·pic

[lap-ik]. /ˈlæp ɪk/. of, relating to, or characteristic of Lapland or the Sami.

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Origin of Lappish

First recorded in 1870–75; Lapp + -ish¹

usage note for Lappish

See Lapp.

Words nearby Lappish

Lappeenranta, lapper, lappet, lappet moth, lappet weaving, Lappish, L'Après-midi d'un Faune, lap robe, lapsable, Lapsang, Lapsang Souchong

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How to use Lappish in a sentence

The Russian Lapp indeed has few true and Lappish attributes.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne
I fancy we had, on the whole, a good educational effect upon our Lappish carriers.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne
I have compared this with the Lappish name for seal, ‘dævok’—‘davak’—‘dævkka.’
In Northern Mists (Volume 2 of 2)|Fridtjof Nansen
But that they once had names of their own is shown by the genuine Lappish names for some of the larger islands.
In Northern Mists (Volume 1 of 2)|Fridtjof Nansen

Lappish words to make the dogs quicken their pace or to halt.
Fridtjof Nansen|Jacob B. Bull

British Dictionary definitions for Lappish

Lappish

/ (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

noun

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

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