цапать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *capati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sapətʲ]

Verb

ца́пать • (cápatʹ) impf (perfective ца́пнуть)

1. to snatch, snap, grab, seize
2. to scratch

Related terms

• цара́пать (carápatʹ)
• цара́пина (carápina)

Derived verbs

• заца́пать pf (zacápatʹ)
• cца́пать pf (ccápatʹ)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “цапать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress