liepa

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *leipāˀ[1], from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to glue, to paste”), whence also lipt (“to stick, to adhere”). Reflexes of the non-diphthongized stem can be seen in place names like Līpes kalns or Lipaiķi. The name probably came from the soft, pleasant leaves of this tree (or perhaps because of its sticky sap). A different name for the linden tree, from Proto-Indo-European *lento-, can be seen in English linden, German Linden, and is reflected in Latvian lieta (“thing”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian líepa, Old Prussian lipe ([liːpe]?), *leipe (from place names like Leypein, Leypiten), Proto-Slavic *lipa (Russian, Ukrainian липа (lípa), Belarusian ліпа (lípa), Bulgarian липа (lipá), Czech lípa, Polish lipa). (There were apparently also Germanic cognates — later replaced by reflexes of *lento- —, as in the city name Leipciga, today's Leipzig.)[2]

• IPA^(key): [līɛ̄pa]

liepa f

1. linden tree, lime tree (esp. Tillia cordata)

   kupla liepa ― bushy linden tree

   liepu ziedi ― linden flowers

   liepu lūki ― linden bark

   liepu (ziedu) tēja ― linden (flower) tea

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *leipāˀ. Compare Proto-Slavic *lipa.

líepa f (plural líepos) stress pattern 1

1. July
2. linden tree, lime tree

• (Gregorian calendar months) sausis, vasaris, kovas, balandis, gegužė, birželis, liepa, rugpjūtis, rugsėjis, spalis, lapkritis, gruodis ^{(Category: lt:Months)}