FromMiddle Englishsap, fromOld Englishsæp(“juice, sap”), fromProto-West Germanic*sap(“sap, juice”) (compareDutchsap,GermanSaft,Icelandicsafi), fromProto-Indo-European*sab-,*sap-(“to taste”) (compareWelshsyb-wydd(“fir”),Latinsapa(“must, new wine”),Russianсо́пли(sópli,“snivel”),Old Armenianհամ(ham,“taste”),Avestan𐬬𐬌-𐬱𐬁𐬞𐬀(vi-šāpa,“having poisonous juices”),Sanskritसबर्(sabar,“juice, nectar”)). More atsage.
The longstanding practice of sapping trees influenced the sense evolution ofthe military term as trench warfare receded from public conscience.
sap (countable anduncountable,pluralsaps)
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Probably fromsapling.
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sap (third-person singular simple presentsaps,present participlesapping,simple past and past participlesapped)
FromFrenchsaper (compareSpanishzapar andItalianzappare) fromsape(“sort of scythe”), fromLate Latinsappa(“sort of mattock”).
sap (pluralsaps)
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FromVulgar Latin*sappō, fromLatinsappa. CompareRomaniansăpa, sap,Frenchsaper,Italianzappare,Sicilianzappari,Spanishzapar,Friuliansapâ,Venetansapar,Latinsappa.
sapfirst-singular present indicative (past participlesãpatã)
FromProto-Turkic*sạp-.
sap (definite accusativesapı,pluralsaplar)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sap | saplar |
| definite accusative | sapı | sapları |
| dative | sapa | saplara |
| locative | sapda | saplarda |
| ablative | sapdan | saplardan |
| definite genitive | sapın | sapların |
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
sap (definite accusativesapı,pluralsaplar)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sap | saplar |
| definite accusative | sapı | sapları |
| dative | sapa | saplara |
| locative | sapda | saplarda |
| ablative | sapdan | saplardan |
| definite genitive | sapın | sapların |
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
Back-formation fromcepell.
sap
FromMiddle Dutchsap, fromOld Dutch*sap, fromProto-West Germanic*sap.[1]
sap n (pluralsappen,diminutivesapje n)
| For pronunciation and definitions ofsap – see圾 (“garbage;rubbish;clod”). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jī form of圾). |
| For pronunciation and definitions ofsap – see屑 (“bits;scraps;crumbs;fragments;trifling;trivial; etc.”). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jī form of屑). |
| For pronunciation and definitions ofsap – see雪 (“snow; tosnow; etc.”). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jī form of雪). |
| For pronunciation and definitions ofsap – see霎 (“instant;moment;short;fleeting; etc.”). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jī form of霎). |
| For pronunciation and definitions ofsap – see歃 (“todrink; tosuck; tosmear on themouth; etc.”). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jī form of歃). |
sap ?
FromOld Englishsæp, fromProto-West Germanic*sap, fromProto-Indo-European*sep-.
sap (uncountable)
FromProto-West Germanic*saipu, fromProto-Germanic*saipō(“resin”), fromProto-Indo-European*seyb-,*seyp-(“to pour, sile, flow, drip”).
sāp f
Strongō-stem:
sap
Inherited fromPrakrit𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧(sappa), fromSanskritसर्प(sarpá). Cognate withPunjabiਸੱਪ(sappa,“snake”).
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sap
sap (Sulat Sūg spellingسَفْ)
FromOttoman Turkishصاپ(sap,“handle; stalk; hair”), fromProto-Turkic*sạp(“handle”). Cognate withOld Turkic[script needed](sap).
sap
| present tense | ||
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| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben(I am) | sapım | sap mıyım? |
| sen(you are) | sapsın | sap mısın? |
| o(he/she/it is) | sap / saptır | sap mı? |
| biz(we are) | sapız | sap mıyız? |
| siz(you are) | sapsınız | sap mısınız? |
| onlar(they are) | sap(lar) | sap(lar) mı? |
| past tense | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben(I was) | saptım | sap mıydım? |
| sen(you were) | saptın | sap mıydın? |
| o(he/she/it was) | saptı | sap mıydı? |
| biz(we were) | saptık | sap mıydık? |
| siz(you were) | saptınız | sap mıydınız? |
| onlar(they were) | saptılar | sap mıydılar? |
| indirect past | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben(I was) | sapmışım | sap mıymışım? |
| sen(you were) | sapmışsın | sap mıymışsın? |
| o(he/she/it was) | sapmış | sap mıymış? |
| biz(we were) | sapmışız | sap mıymışız? |
| siz(you were) | sapmışsınız | sap mıymışsınız? |
| onlar(they were) | sapmışlar | sap mıymışlar? |
| conditional | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben(if I) | sapsam | sap mıysam? |
| sen(if you) | sapsan | sap mıysan? |
| o(if he/she/it) | sapsa | sap mıysa? |
| biz(if we) | sapsak | sap mıysak? |
| siz(if you) | sapsanız | sap mıysanız? |
| onlar(if they) | sapsalar | sap mıysalar? |
For negative forms, use the appropriate form ofdeğil.
sap (definite accusativesapı,pluralsaplar)
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
sap
FromProto-Finnic*sappi.
sap
| Inflection ofsap (inflection type 2/kodi) | |||
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| nominative sing. | sap | ||
| genitive sing. | sapin | ||
| partitive sing. | sapid | ||
| partitive plur. | sapid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sap | sapid | |
| accusative | sapin | sapid | |
| genitive | sapin | sapiden | |
| partitive | sapid | sapid | |
| essive-instructive | sapin | sapin | |
| translative | sapikš | sapikš | |
| inessive | sapiš | sapiš | |
| elative | sapišpäi | sapišpäi | |
| illative | sapihe | sapihe | |
| adessive | sapil | sapil | |
| ablative | sapilpäi | sapilpäi | |
| allative | sapile | sapile | |
| abessive | sapita | sapita | |
| comitative | sapinke | sapidenke | |
| prolative | sapidme | sapidme | |
| approximative I | sapinno | sapidenno | |
| approximative II | sapinnoks | sapidennoks | |
| egressive | sapinnopäi | sapidennopäi | |
| terminative I | sapihesai | sapihesai | |
| terminative II | sapilesai | sapilesai | |
| terminative III | sapissai | — | |
| additive I | sapihepäi | sapihepäi | |
| additive II | sapilepäi | sapilepäi | |
Borrowed fromLatinsapiō(“I am wise”).
sap
FromProto-Tai*saːpᴰ(“cockroach”). Cognate withThaiสาบ(sàap),Laoສາບ(sāp),Shanသၢပ်ႇ(sàap),Bouyeisaabt.
sap (Sawndip form𫊷,1957–1982 spellingsap)
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sap (1957–1982 spellingsap)
