чапа

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

чапа (čapa)

  1. (dialectal) incision, notch

References

  • Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “čapo”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch, Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN

Mariupol Greek

Чапа.

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek τσάπα (tsápa), from Italian zappa. Cognate with Greek τσάπα (tsápa).

The form with the final stress was re-borrowed from a Kipchak language.

Pronunciation

  • ча́па: IPA(key):
  • чапа́: IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ча‧па

Noun

ча́па (čápaf or чапа́ (čapán

  1. hoe, mattock

Declension

Declension of ча́па
singular plural
nominative ча́па (čápa) ча́пис (čápis)
oblique ча́па (čápa) ча́пис (čápis)

*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

Declension of чапа́
singular plural
nominative чапа́ (čapá) чапа́я (čapája)
oblique чапа́ (čapá) чапа́яс (čapájas)

*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

Descendants

  • Kipchak:
    • Crimean Tatar: çapa (hoe; mattock)
    • Karaim: çapa (currycomb)
    • Urum: чапа (hoe; mattock)

References

  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “ча́па”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN, page 236
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) “чапа́”, in Румеку глоса, Donetsk, page 115