Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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First attested in the 16th century. Etymology unclear:

Slavic cognates include Polish cap (ram; goat), Slovak cap (goat), dialectal Czech cap, cáp (goat), dialectal Macedonian цап (cap, goat), Serbo-Croatian ца̏п / cȁp (bearded man nickname), Slovene càp (uncastrated goat).

Noun

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цапъ (capm animal

  1. (dialectal) a male goat, he-goat, billygoat
    Synonym: козе́лъ (kozél)

Descendants

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  • Carpathian Rusyn: цап (cap)
  • Ukrainian: цап (cap), ца́па f (cápa)
  • ? Russian: цап (cap) (dialectal)

References

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  1. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “цап”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 1097:since the XVI c.
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1973) “цап”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 288
  3. 3.0 3.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*capъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 172
  4. 4.0 4.1 Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “цап”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 227

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