Lappish

[ lap-ish ]

noun

1. Sami ( def 2 ).

adjective

1. Also Lap·pic [] of, relating to, or characteristic of Lapland or the Sami.

ˈLappish

/ ˈlæpɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Lapps, a nomadic people living chiefly in N Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula of Russia, or their language

noun

1. the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

Sensitive Note

See Lapp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lappish¹

First recorded in 1870–75; Lapp + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

The Activities Book at the front desk offered the usual excursions, along with a Lappish Dinner featuring “a real Sámi person.”

From The New Yorker

At the same time in Finland the prime minister, Jyrki Katainen, summoned several European leaders for a retreat in a Lappish resort to discuss how to bring greater “fairness” to European affairs.

From Economist

Lappish words to make the dogs quicken their pace or to halt.

From Project Gutenberg

You shall be turned into a heather blossom on a Lappish moor and live only as long as a heather blossom lives, unless you will yield to my wishes.

From Project Gutenberg

Superficially, however, the resemblance is somewhat obscured by the difference in phonetics, for Lappish has an extraordinary fondness for diphthongs and also an unusually ample provision of consonants.

From Project Gutenberg