цап

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cap"

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sap]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *capъ.

Interjection

цап • (cap)

1. splash

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *capъ, further origin disputed. Cognates include Ukrainian цап (cap), Slovak cap, Albanian sqap, cjap, Romanian țap.

Noun

цап • (cap) m

1. (dialectal) male goat, buck

   Synonyms: јарец (jarec), прч (prč)

Russian

Alternative forms

• цап-цара́п (cap-caráp)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *capъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sap]

Interjection

цап • (cap)

1. (onomatopoeia) Used to denote a quick grasping action or movement, especially a cat scratch/pounce.

Related terms

• цапать (capatʹ)
• царапать (carapatʹ)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian цапъ (cap), borrowed from Romanian țap, further origin unclear. Compare Albanian cjap, Italian zappo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sap]

• Audio:

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Noun

цап • (cap) m animal (genitive ца́па, nominative plural ца́пи, genitive plural ца́пів)

1. he-goat

Declension

Declension of цап
(animal hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	цап cap	ца́пи cápy
genitive	ца́па cápa	ца́пів cápiv
dative	ца́пові, ца́пу cápovi, cápu	ца́пам cápam
accusative	ца́па cápa	ца́пи, ца́пів cápy, cápiv
instrumental	ца́пом cápom	ца́пами cápamy
locative	ца́пові, ца́пі cápovi, cápi	ца́пах cápax
vocative	ца́пе cápe	ца́пи cápy

Further reading

• 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