sappa

Latin

Etymology

Found in Late Latin, but of uncertain origin.

Noun

sappa f (genitive sappae); first declension

1. a sort of mattock

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sappa	sappae
Genitive	sappae	sappārum
Dative	sappae	sappīs
Accusative	sappam	sappās
Ablative	sappā	sappīs
Vocative	sappa	sappae

Related terms

• sappō

Descendants

• Aromanian: sapã
• Catalan: sapa
• Friulian: sape
• Italian: zappa
• Old French: sappe
  • French: sape
    • English: sap
• Romanian: sapă
• Spanish: zapa
• Turkish: çapa
• Venetan: sapa

References

• sappa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• sappa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• सप्प (Devanagari script)
• সপ্প (Bengali script)
• සප‍්ප (Sinhalese script)
• သပ္ပ or သပ်ပ (Burmese script)
• สปฺป or สัปปะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨷ᩠ᨷ (Tai Tham script)
• ສປ຺ປ or ສັປປະ (Lao script)
• សប្ប (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄛𑄴𑄛 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá).

Noun

sappa m

1. snake

Declension

Declension table of "sappa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sappo	sappā
Accusative (second)	sappaṃ	sappe
Instrumental (third)	sappena	sappehi or sappebhi
Dative (fourth)	sappassa or sappāya or sappatthaṃ	sappānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sappasmā or sappamhā or sappā	sappehi or sappebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sappassa	sappānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sappasmiṃ or sappamhi or sappe	sappesu
Vocative (calling)	sappa	sappā