Kapaun

Kapaun

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kappūn, Old High German chappo; derived from Latin capo. Cognate with Dutch kapoen, English capon, French chapon, Ancient Greek κάπων (kápōn), Italian cappone.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kapaun m (strong, genitive Kapauns, plural Kapaune)

1. capon (a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table)

Declension

Declension of Kapaun [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kapaun	die	Kapaune
genitive	eines	des	Kapauns	der	Kapaune
dative	einem	dem	Kapaun	den	Kapaunen
accusative	einen	den	Kapaun	die	Kapaune

References

1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Kapaun”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

• “Kapaun” in Duden online
• “Kapaun” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache