kapa
See also: kápa, kåpa, kapā, and kä̑pă
English
Noun
kapa (countable and uncountable, plural kapas)
- Alternative form of tapa (“Polynesian cloth”)
Anagrams
- AAKP
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Kapâ.
Adjective
kapa
- (slang, Davao) good-looking, cool.
- (slang, Butuan City) to perform a technique or procedure.
- drip.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkapa]
Noun
kapa n
- kappa
- Synonym: kappa
Further reading
- kapa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kapa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɑ/, [ˈkɑpɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
- Syllabification(key): ka‧pa
Noun
kapa
- (rare) Synonym of kapakala
Declension
| Inflection of kapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kapa | kavat | |
| genitive | kavan | kapojen | |
| partitive | kapaa | kapoja | |
| illative | kapaan | kapoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kapa | kavat | |
| accusative | nom. | kapa | kavat |
| gen. | kavan | ||
| genitive | kavan | kapojen kapainrare | |
| partitive | kapaa | kapoja | |
| inessive | kavassa | kavoissa | |
| elative | kavasta | kavoista | |
| illative | kapaan | kapoihin | |
| adessive | kavalla | kavoilla | |
| ablative | kavalta | kavoilta | |
| allative | kavalle | kavoille | |
| essive | kapana | kapoina | |
| translative | kavaksi | kavoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kavoin | |
| abessive | kavatta | kavoitta | |
| comitative | — | kapoineen | |
| Possessive forms of kapa (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kapani | kapamme |
| 2nd person | kapasi | kapanne |
| 3rd person | kapansa | |
Derived terms
- kapakala
- kapaliha
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tapa. Cognate to Samoan siapo.
Noun
kapa
- rim, edge
- tapa
Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from kapál.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒpɒ]
- Hyphenation: ka‧pa
- Rhymes: -pɒ
Noun
kapa (plural kapák)
- hoe
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kapa | kapák |
| accusative | kapát | kapákat |
| dative | kapának | kapáknak |
| instrumental | kapával | kapákkal |
| causal-final | kapáért | kapákért |
| translative | kapává | kapákká |
| terminative | kapáig | kapákig |
| essive-formal | kapaként | kapákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kapában | kapákban |
| superessive | kapán | kapákon |
| adessive | kapánál | kapáknál |
| illative | kapába | kapákba |
| sublative | kapára | kapákra |
| allative | kapához | kapákhoz |
| elative | kapából | kapákból |
| delative | kapáról | kapákról |
| ablative | kapától | kapáktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | kapáé | kapáké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | kapáéi | kapákéi |
| Possessive forms of kapa | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kapám | kapáim |
| 2nd person sing. | kapád | kapáid |
| 3rd person sing. | kapája | kapái |
| 1st person plural | kapánk | kapáink |
| 2nd person plural | kapátok | kapáitok |
| 3rd person plural | kapájuk | kapáik |
Derived terms
Expressions
- ásó, kapa, nagyharang
- néha még a kapanyél is elsül
Further reading
- kapa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ingrian
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Kappaa.
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kapa. Cognates include Finnish kapa.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɑ/, [ˈkɑpɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɑ/, [ˈkɑb̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
- Hyphenation: ka‧pa
Noun
kapa
- dried fish
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
- Kapa, kala, kala, kana.
- Dried fish, fish, fish, hen.
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Declension
| Declension of kapa (type 3/kana, p-v gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kapa | kavat |
| genitive | kavan | kappoin |
| partitive | kappaa | kapoja |
| illative | kappaa | kappoi |
| inessive | kavas | kavois |
| elative | kavast | kavoist |
| allative | kavalle | kavoille |
| adessive | kaval | kavoil |
| ablative | kavalt | kavoilt |
| translative | kavaks | kavoiks |
| essive | kapanna, kappaan | kapoinna, kappoin |
| exessive1) | kapant | kapoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
- kurvikapa
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 118
Laboya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkaːpa]
Noun
kapa
- wing
References
- Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “kapa”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 43
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “kapa”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Latvian
Noun
kapa m
- genitive singular form of kaps
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Latin cappa (“cape, sleeveless coat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkapa/
Noun
kapa f
- men’s jacket, outer garment
Declension
Declension of kapa
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kapa | kapje | kapy |
| Genitive | kapy | kapowu | kapow |
| Dative | kapje | kapoma | kapam |
| Accusative | kapu | kapje | kapy |
| Instrumental | kapu | kapoma | kapami |
| Locative | kapje | kapoma | kapach |
Maori
Noun
kapa
- team, group
- row, line
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English copper.
Noun
kapa
- copper
Phuthi
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-kápa
- to chop
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Conjunction
kapa
- or
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cappa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.pa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -apa
- Syllabification: ka‧pa
Noun
kapa f (diminutive kapka)
- cover (top sheet of a bed)
- Synonym: narzuta
- cope (ceremonial cloak)
- Synonym: pluwiał
- (nautical) companionway
- Synonym: zejściówka
Declension
Declension of kapa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kapa | kapy |
| genitive | kapy | kap |
| dative | kapie | kapom |
| accusative | kapę | kapy |
| instrumental | kapą | kapami |
| locative | kapie | kapach |
| vocative | kapo | kapy |
Further reading
- kapa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kapa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâpa/
- Hyphenation: ka‧pa
Noun
kȁpa f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏па)
- cap (head covering)
Declension
Declension of kapa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kȁpa | kape |
| genitive | kape | kȃpā |
| dative | kapi | kapama |
| accusative | kapu | kape |
| vocative | kapo | kape |
| locative | kapi | kapama |
| instrumental | kapom | kapama |
Derived terms
- Crvenkapica
- Crvenkapa
Swedish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch kapen.
Verb
kapa (present kapar, preterite kapade, supine kapat, imperative kapa)
- to hijack; to seize control over something
Conjugation
Conjugation of kapa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kapa | kapas | ||
| Supine | kapat | kapats | ||
| Imperative | kapa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kapen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kapar | kapade | kapas | kapades |
| Ind. plural1 | kapa | kapade | kapas | kapades |
| Subjunctive2 | kape | kapade | kapes | kapades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kapande | |||
| Past participle | kapad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- kapa till sig
- kapa åt sig
- kapare
- kaperi
- kapning
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German kappen (“to cut off”).
Verb
kapa (present kapar, preterite kapade, supine kapat, imperative kapa)
- to cut, making shorter
- Maskinen kapar automatiskt stockarna i hanterbara längder.
- The machine automatically cuts the logs into manageable lengths.
Conjugation
Conjugation of kapa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kapa | kapas | ||
| Supine | kapat | kapats | ||
| Imperative | kapa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kapen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kapar | kapade | kapas | kapades |
| Ind. plural1 | kapa | kapade | kapas | kapades |
| Subjunctive2 | kape | kapade | kapes | kapades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kapande | |||
| Past participle | kapad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- avkapa
- kap
Further reading
- kapa in Svensk ordbok.
- kapa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Tausug
Noun
kapa
- ax, hatchet
Tok Pisin
Noun
kapa
- (anatomy) fingernail, toenail
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈpa/
- Hyphenation: ka‧pa
Verb
kapa
- second-person singular imperative of kapamak
Venda
Verb
kapa
- to scoop
Yami
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 合羽 (kappa, “a raincoat, especially a poncho or other sleeveless style”).
Noun
kapa
- raincoat