LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lappa

lappa f (genitive lappae)

Meaning

  1. feminineburdock

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelappalappae
genitivelappaelappārum
dativelappaelappīs
accusativelappamlappās
ablativelappālappīs
vocativelappalappae

lappa, ae, f.,
I. a bur, Verg. G. 1, 153; Ov. P. 2, 1, 14; Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 153; 21, 17, 64, § 104 al.—
II. Lappa, ae, m., a Roman surname; e. g. Rubrenus Lappa, a tragedian, Juv. 7, 72.

Origins

Unknown, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”) – to which labium and lambō –, Proto-Slavic *lopěnъ (“burdock”) is also suggestive.

Quick answers

What does lappa mean in Latin?
lappa, a noun, means “burdock”.
What is the genitive of lappa?
The genitive singular is lappae. lappa is feminine, first declension.