Old English · noun
earlæppa
Normalised ēarlæppa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑːrˌlæp.pɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑːr · ˌlæp · pɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- earlapear lobelobeear
Meaning
-
ear lobe
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From ēare (“ear”) + læppa (“lobe”). Compare German Ohrläppchen (“earlobe”).
Descendants
earlap
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