scap
English
Etymology
Clipping of scapula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skæp/
- Rhymes: -æp
Noun
scap (plural scaps)
- (bodybuilding, exercise, colloquial) The scapula.
See also
Anagrams
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- scapu, ascap, ascapu
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)
Related terms
- scãpari / scãpare
- scãpat
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
- Rhinelandic Rhyming Bible, early 12th century;
Inflection
Declension of scāp (neuter a-stem noun)
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: schâep
Further reading
- “skāp”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Saxon
Noun
scap n
- alternative spelling of skap
Romanian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ap
Etymology 1
Verb
scap
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of scăpa
Etymology 2
Noun
scap m (plural scapi)