cjapâ

Friulian

Alternative forms

  • čhapâ (alternative orthography)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *clapāre, from metathesis of *caplāre, contracted form of Late Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum. Compare Italian chiappare, Venetan ciapar, Lombard ciapà, Ladin giapé, Romansch tgapar.

Verb

cjapâ

  1. to take, hold
  2. to grab, catch
  3. to get

Conjugation

This is a regular verb, along with verbs like amâ.

Synonyms

  • cjoli, piâ