scap

See also: SCAP, šćap, and ščap

English

Etymology

Clipping of scapula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skæp/
• Rhymes: -æp

Noun

scap (plural scaps)

1. (bodybuilding, exercise, colloquial) The scapula.

Anagrams

• APCs, CAPS, CAPs, CPAs, CPSA, PACS, PACs, PCAs, SPAC, SPCA, caps, caps.

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• scapu, ascap, ascapu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *excappō, *excapō, from ex- + Late Latin cappa (“cloak”). Compare Romanian scăpa, scap, Italian scappare, French échapper, Spanish escapar.

Verb

scap (past participle scãpatã)

1. to escape
2. to drop (something)
3. to finish

Related terms

• scãpari / scãpare
• scãpat

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skēpą.

Noun

scāp n

1. sheep

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: schâep
  • Dutch: schaap
    • Afrikaans: skaap
    • → Sranan Tongo: skapu

Further reading

• “skāp”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old Saxon

Noun

scap n

1. Alternative spelling of skap

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ap

Verb

scap

1. first-person singular present indicative of scăpa
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of scăpa