штап

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščapъ.[1] Cognates include Slovene ščap (“stick, cudgel”), Lower Sorbian šćap (“shepherd's staff”) and Slovak štiap (“stick, pole”). Further compare Latvian šķēps (“spear”) and Proto-Germanic *skaftaz (“shaft, spear”). Unrelated to German Stab.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtâːp/

Noun

шта̑п m (Latin spelling štȃp)

  1. staff, rod, stick

Declension
Declension of штап
singular plural
nominative шта̑п шта́пови
genitive шта́па шта́по̄ва̄
dative шта́пу шта́повима
accusative шта̑п шта́пове
vocative шта̑пе шта́пови
locative шта́пу шта́повима
instrumental шта́пом шта́повима

Derived terms
  • шта̑п за пецање (“fishing rod”)

References
  1. Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Zagreb, 1971, v. 3, p. 412
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