цап
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cap"
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Onomatopoeic. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *capъ.
Interjection edit
цап • (cap)
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *capъ, further origin disputed. Cognates include Ukrainian цап (cap), Slovak cap, Albanian sqap, cjap, Romanian țap.
Noun edit
цап • (cap) m
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- цап-цара́п (cap-caráp)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *capъ.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
цап • (cap)
- (onomatopoeia) Used to denote a quick grasping action or movement, especially a cat scratch/pounce.
Related terms edit
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Ruthenian цапъ (cap), borrowed from Romanian țap, further origin unclear. Compare Albanian cjap, Italian zappo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
цап • (cap) m animal (genitive ца́па, nominative plural ца́пи, genitive plural ца́пів)
Declension edit
Declension of цап (animal hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading edit
- Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1798) “цапъ”, in Собраніе Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Collection of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida][1] (in Ukrainian), Saint Petersburg: Dependent of M. Parpura, page 22
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “цап”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka