sappa
Estonian
Noun
sappa
Latin
Etymology
Found in Late Latin, but of uncertain origin. Meyer-Lübke lists zapp* as a borrowing from Illyrian,[1] probably zappa and zappo having the same root, as the mattock's blades resembled the billy-goat horns. Related to Albanian capë.[2]
References
Noun
sappa f (genitive sappae); first declension
- a sort of mattock
Declension
First-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | sappa | sappae |
genitive | sappae | sappārum |
dative | sappae | sappīs |
accusative | sappam | sappās |
ablative | sappā | sappīs |
vocative | sappa | sappae |
Related terms
Descendants
- Aromanian: sapã
- Catalan: sapa
- Friulian: sape
- Italian: zappa
- Old French: sappe
- Piedmontese: sapa
- Portuguese: sapa
- Romanian: sapă
- Sicilian: zappa
- Spanish: zapa
- Venetan: sapa
References
- sappa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- "sappa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧 (sappa).
Noun
sappa m
Declension
Declension table of "sappa" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | sappo | sappā |
Accusative (second) | sappaṃ | sappe |
Instrumental (third) | sappena | sappehi or sappebhi |
Dative (fourth) | sappassa or sappāya or sappatthaṃ | sappānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | sappasmā or sappamhā or sappā | sappehi or sappebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | sappassa | sappānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | sappasmiṃ or sappamhi or sappe | sappesu |
Vocative (calling) | sappa | sappā |
Descendants
- → Thai: สัปปะ (sàp-bpà)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sappa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Salar
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
sappa
References
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “sappa”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 493,561
- 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992) “sabba”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 58
- Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “sappa”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon[2], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 179
- Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “sappa”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 247