Päpla

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Fjerdan

Etymology

From pappa (bib) +‎ -la (diminutive suffix), itself from reduplication of pavet (to eat, Proto-Fjerdan *pau).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ˈpæplɑ]

Noun

päpla t (accusative päpler, accusative definite päplire)

  1. robin
    Yen fätlen hömpla shirtles kait chipla en päpla.
    Six chickadees and robins clamber about my bird feeder.
Inflection
Indefinite Definite
Nominative päpla päplen
Accusative päpler päplire
Oblique päpla päplen
Genitive päpla päpleme