The origin is uncertain. Originally a dialectal word.
Perhaps connected with Old Czech šantrok, šаntrосha (“cheater”), from Middle High German santrocke (“fraud”).[1][2]
Alternatively, from French chantera pas (“will not sing”), said about serfs' children which were not chosen for the landowner's choir.[3]
шантрапа́ • (šantrapá) m anim or f anim (genitive шантрапы́, nominative plural шантрапы́, genitive plural шантра́п)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | шантрапа́ šantrapá |
шантрапы́ šantrapý |
| genitive | шантрапы́ šantrapý |
шантра́п šantráp |
| dative | шантрапе́ šantrapé |
шантрапа́м šantrapám |
| accusative | шантрапу́ šantrapú |
шантра́п šantráp |
| instrumental | шантрапо́й, шантрапо́ю šantrapój, šantrapóju |
шантрапа́ми šantrapámi |
| prepositional | шантрапе́ šantrapé |
шантрапа́х šantrapáx |