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Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 14th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

  1. sheet or leaf of metal
  2. plate
    Synonym: placa
Derived terms

References

  • “chapa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “chapa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “chapa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “chapa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “chapa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

chapa

  1. inflection of chapar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from French chape, chappe, from Latin cappa (“cape”), or from a root *klapa.

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

  1. plate (flat piece of metal)
    1. license plate (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle)
      Synonym: placa
    2. (cooking) a heated metal plate used to cook food
  2. (informal) X-ray (photograph made with X-rays)
    Synonyms: raio X, radiografia
  3. (politics) ticket (two or more people, often in the same party, running together in an election)
Derived terms

Noun

chapa m (plural chapas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) mate; pal; buddy (term of address for a friend)
    Synonyms: cara, mano, colega, parceiro, amigo
  2. (Brazil) a person who helps truck drivers find locations and exchange cargos

Etymology 2

Verb

chapa

  1. inflection of chapar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ “chapa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  2. ^ “chapa” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
  3. ^ “chapa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  4. ^ “chapa” in iDicionário Aulete.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃapa/
  • Rhymes: -apa
  • Syllabification: cha‧pa

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

  1. veneer
  2. plating
  3. lock
  4. badge
  5. license plate
    Synonym: matrícula
  6. (informal) crown cap
  7. (Bolivia, Peru) nickname
  8. (Ecuador) police officer
  9. (Nicaragua) earring
  10. (Argentina, Uruguay) roofing sheet
  11. (Philippines, historical) a safe-conduct
  12. (climbing) bolt
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
  • → Catalan: xapa
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

  1. female equivalent of chapo

Etymology 3

Verb

chapa

  1. inflection of chapar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ Valdez, Euden (2013 August 17) “The Passport Through History”, in The Sunday Times Magazine‎, The Manila Times, archived from the original on 23 August 2018

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-chapa (infinitive kuchapa)

  1. to beat, hit
  2. to print
  3. (sports) to defeat

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chapa
Positive present -nachapa
Subjunctive -chape
Negative -chapi
Imperative singular chapa
Infinitives
Positive kuchapa
Negative kutochapa
Imperatives
Singular chapa
Plural chapeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchapa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichapa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchapa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachapa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachapa/nachapa tunachapa
2nd person unachapa mnachapa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachapa wanachapa
other classes positive subject concord + -nachapa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chapi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichapi hatuchapi
2nd person huchapi hamchapi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachapi hawachapi
other classes negative subject concord + -chapi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachapa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachapa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chape)
Singular Plural
1st person nichape tuchape
2nd person uchape mchape
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achape wachape
other classes positive subject concord + -chape
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichape
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechapa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechapa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichapa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichapa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achapa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachapa twachapa
2nd person wachapa mwachapa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achapa wachapa
m-mi(III/IV) wachapa yachapa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachapa yachapa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachapa vyachapa
n(IX/X) yachapa zachapa
u(XI) wachapa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachapa
pa(XVI) pachapa
mu(XVIII) mwachapa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechapa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachapa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachapa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichapa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochapa
Consecutive kachapa / positive subject concord + -kachapa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachape
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichapa -tuchapa
2nd person -kuchapa -wachapa/-kuchapeni/-wachapeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchapa -wachapa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchapa -ichapa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichapa -yachapa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichapa -vichapa
n(IX/X) -ichapa -zichapa
u(XI) -uchapa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchapa
pa(XVI) -pachapa
mu(XVIII) -muchapa
Reflexive -jichapa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chapa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chapaye -chapao
m-mi(III/IV) -chapao -chapayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chapalo -chapayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chapacho -chapavyo
n(IX/X) -chapayo -chapazo
u(XI) -chapao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chapako
pa(XVI) -chapapo
mu(XVIII) -chapamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chapa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechapa -ochapa
m-mi(III/IV) -ochapa -yochapa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochapa -yochapa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochapa -vyochapa
n(IX/X) -yochapa -zochapa
u(XI) -ochapa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochapa
pa(XVI) -pochapa
mu(XVIII) -mochapa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Noun

chapa (n class, plural chapa)

  1. print
  2. mark, trademark, brand
    Synonym: rajamu
  3. mark, design
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