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lapti

lapti 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.

lapti: a pair of the old traditional East Slavic (especially Russian) bast shoes, an obsolete traditional...
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Noun

lapti (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    bast shoes

Synonyms of lapti

  • bast shoes

Origin of lapti

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

Questions about lapti

What does lapti mean?
Lapti means 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.
What part of speech is lapti?
Lapti is a noun.

Words near lapti in the dictionary

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  2. lapsus plumæ
  3. lapt
  4. lapta
  5. Laptev Sea
  6. lapti
  7. laptime
  8. laptimes
  9. laptop
  10. laptop computer
  11. laptop computers

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