cjap

Albanian

Alternative forms

• cap, sqap, cqap

Etymology

From the same source as Romanian țap, Italian zappo, Proto-Germanic *skēpą, Old Ruthenian цапъ (cap).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sjap/
• Hyphenation: cjap

Noun

cjap m (plural cjep, definite cjapi, definite plural cjeptë)

1. he-goat, billy goat

   Coordinate term: dhi (“she-goat”)

Declension

Declension of cjap

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	cjap	cjep	cjapi	cjeptë
accusative			cjapin
dative	cjapi	cjepve	cjapit	cjepve
ablative		cjepsh

References

• Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “caper, becco — siap”