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Macedonian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *capъ.
Interjection
цап • (cap)
- 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
- (dialectal) male goat, buck
- Synonyms: јарец (jarec), прч (prč)
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *capъ.
Pronunciation
Interjection
цап • (cap)
- (onomatopoeia) Used to denote a quick grasping action or movement, especially a cat scratch/pounce.
Related terms
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian цапъ (cap), borrowed from Romanian țap, further origin unclear. Compare Albanian cjap, Italian zappo.
Pronunciation
Noun
цап • (cap) m animal (genitive ца́па, nominative plural ца́пи, genitive plural ца́пів)
- he-goat
Declension
Declension of цап (animal hard masc-form accent-a)
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