ciapar

Venetan

Alternative forms

  • ciapàr

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *clapāre, metathesis of *caplāre, contraction of Late Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum. Compare Italian chiappare, Ladino achapar, Lombard ciapà, Friulian cjapâ, Istriot ciapà, Ladin giapé.

Verb

ciapar

  1. (transitive) to take, hold, grab, catch
  2. (transitive) to get, buy
  3. (transitive) to acquire, take on
  4. (transitive) to reach, attain
  5. (intransitive) to catch on, take root

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.