цапъ

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Old Ruthenian

Etymology

First attested in the 16th century. Etymology unclear:

Slavic cognates include Polish cap (“ram; goat”), Slovak cap (“goat”), dialectal Czech cap, cáp (“goat”), dialectal Macedonian цап (cap, “goat”), Serbo-Croatian ца̏п / cȁp (“bearded man nickname”), Slovene càp (“uncastrated goat”).

Noun

цапъ • (cap) m animal

  1. (dialectal) a male goat, he-goat, billygoat
    Synonym: козе́лъ (kozél)

Descendants

  • Carpathian Rusyn: цап (cap)
  • Ukrainian: цап (cap), ца́па f (cápa)
  • →? Russian: цап (cap) (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “цап”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 1097: “since the XVI c.”
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1973) “цап”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 288
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*capъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 172
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “цап”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 227

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