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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščapъ. Cognates include Slovene ščap (“stick, cudgel”), Lower Sorbian šćap (“shepherd's staff”) and Slovak štiap (“stick, pole”). Further compare Latvian šķēps (“spear”) and Proto-Germanic *skaftaz (“shaft, spear”). Unrelated to German Stab.
Pronunciation
Noun
шта̑п m (Latin spelling štȃp)
- staff, rod, stick
Declension
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References
- ^ Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Zagreb, 1971, v. 3, p. 412