цапать
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *capati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sapətʲ]
Verb
ца́пать • (cápatʹ) impf (perfective ца́пнуть)
- to snatch, snap, grab, seize
- to scratch
Related terms
- цара́пать (carápatʹ)
- цара́пина (carápina)
Derived verbs
- заца́пать pf (zacápatʹ)
- cца́пать pf (ccápatʹ)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “цапать”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress