цап
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sap]
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic. From Proto-Slavic *capъ.
Interjection
цап • (cap)
- splash
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *capъ, further origin disputed. Cognates include Ukrainian цап (cap), Slovak cap, Albanian sqap, cjap, Romanian țap.
Noun
цап • (cap) m
- (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)
- (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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sap]
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Noun
цап • (cap) m animal (genitive ца́па, nominative plural ца́пи, genitive plural ца́пів)
- 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] (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