chiappare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *clapāre, metathesis of *caplāre, contraction of Late Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum (“handle, hilt”). Compare Venetian ciapar, Friulian cjapâ, Lombard ciapà.
Verb edit
chiappàre (first-person singular present chiàppo, first-person singular past historic chiappài, past participle chiappàto, auxiliary avére) (colloquial)
- (transitive) to catch
- Synonyms: agguantare, acchiappare
- (transitive) to grab
- Synonym: acchiappare
- (transitive) to surprise, to nab, to catch in the act
- Synonym: acchiappare
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of chiappàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)