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English
Etymology
Clipping of scapula.
Pronunciation
Noun
scap (plural scaps)
- (bodybuilding, exercise, colloquial) The scapula.
See also
Anagrams
- APCs, CAPS, CAPs, CPAs, CPSA, PACS, PACs, PCAs, SPAC, SPCA, Spac, caps, caps.
Aromanian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *excappō, a verb based on Late Latin cappa (“cloak”). Compare Romanian scap, scăpa.
Verb
scap first-singular present indicative (past participle scãpatã)
- to escape
- to drop (something)
- to finish
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skāp.
Noun
scāp n
- sheep
- Rhinelandic Rhyming Bible, early 12th century;
Sine scaf er leret, thie zigen er bekeret.- He teaches his sheep, he converts the goats
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “skāp”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Saxon
Noun
scap n
- Alternative spelling of skap
Romanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
scap
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of scăpa
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French scape.
Noun
scap m (plural scapi)
- scape
Declension