different between pops vs lops

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /p?ps/
• Rhymes: -?ps

Etymology 1

From papa (“dad”).

Noun

pops

1. (informal, usually as a form of address) Father, dad.

2. (informal, usually as a form of address, by extension) A man old enough to be the speaker's father.

Usage notes

(old man): Unless the person addressed this way is very close, this can be very disrespectful and belittling.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

pops

1. plural of pop (the sound and related meanings)

Verb

pops

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pop

Anagrams

• OPPs, PPOs, PSPO, opps

Catalan

Noun

pops

1. plural of pop

French

Adjective

pops

1. masculine plural of pop

English

Noun

lops

1. plural of lop

Verb

lops

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lop

Anagrams

• LPOs, pols, slop, splo

Latvian

Etymology

The origin of this word is unclear. Some derive it from Proto-Indo-European *l?p- (“cow”), but the only basis for this reconstruction is the Albanian cognate. Others consider it related to Gothic ???????????????? (lamb) (cf. German Lamm, English lamb), perhaps even a borrowing from a Germanic language. Yet others suggest that it comes from a putative Proto-Baltic *luop-, from Proto-Indo-European *leu- (“to cut off, to separate”) with an extra -p, with the meaning evolving from “cut off” > “to hide, to skin, to flay” (cf. Lithuanian lùpti (“to skin, to peel”)) > “hide, skin, fur, something made of fur” (cf. Hittite lupanni (“hat”)) > “animal body part” (cf. Old Church Slavonic ?????? (l?b?n?), Serbo-Croatian lùbina (“skull”)) > “animal.” The initial meaning of lops, still found dialectally, was more restricted, covering only goats, sheep and maybe cows. In the 18th and 19th century, the meaning was extended to almost all animals (= dz?vnieks), and later again restricted to its current range. Cognates include Lithuanian lúopas, lúobas (“clumsy person or animal”), Albanian lopë (“cow”) (< *l?p?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l??ps]

Noun

lops m (1st declension)

1. livestock, (farm) animal (e.g., cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, poultry, etc.)

Declension

Synonyms

• m?jlops

Derived terms

• liellops
• m?jlops

References