Kapitel
See also: kapitel and kapitél
German
Etymology
In the sense of “clerical body” inherited from Middle High German kapitel, capittel, from Latin capitulum. In the sense of “text section” a later borrowing from the same source (ca. 1500). Occasional Old High German kapital, kapitula had no sustained continuation in Middle High German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈpɪtəl/, /kaˈpiːtəl/
Audio (file)
Noun
Kapitel n (genitive Kapitels, plural Kapitel, diminutive Kapitelchen n)
- chapter (section of a text)
- (Christianity) chapter (clerical body)
Declension
Declension of Kapitel
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Kapitel | die | Kapitel |
| genitive | eines | des | Kapitels | der | Kapitel |
| dative | einem | dem | Kapitel | den | Kapiteln |
| accusative | ein | das | Kapitel | die | Kapitel |
Derived terms
- Domkapitel
- Hauptkapitel
- kapiteln
- Kapitelsaal
- kapitelweise
- Unterkapitel
Further reading
- Kapitel in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German kapitel, from Old High German kapital, from Latin capitulum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑˈpitəl/
Noun
Kapitel n (plural Kapitelen)
- chapter