scepp

Lombard

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Lombardic kleb, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

Sound /ʃ/ produced by Gallo-Romance double lenition (/kl/ > /t͡ʃ/ > /ʃ/).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɛp/, /t͡ʃɛp/

Noun

scepp

  1. boulder, mass of stone, cliff, elevation
  2. rock, stone
  3. a kind of rock (clastic rock)

References
  • Francesco Cherubini, Vocabolario Milanese-Italiano, 4 volumes, 1840-1843, Imp. Regia Stamperia, Milano
  • Pietro Monti, Vocabolario dei dialetti della città e diocesi di Como, 1845, Soc. Tip. de' Class. It., Milano
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