kapris

kapris

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Swedish kapris, ultimately from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpris/, [ˈkɑpris̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑpris
• Syllabification^(key): kap‧ris

Noun

kapris

1. caper, caper bush (plant Capparis spinosa)

   Synonyms: kaprispensas, pyörökapris

2. caper, caperberry (fruit of that plant)

   Synonym: kaprismarja

Declension

Inflection of kapris (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		kapris	kaprikset
genitive		kapriksen	kapristen kapriksien
partitive		kaprista	kapriksia
illative		kaprikseen	kapriksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kapris	kaprikset
accusative	nom.	kapris	kaprikset
	gen.	kapriksen
genitive		kapriksen	kapristen kapriksien
partitive		kaprista	kapriksia
inessive		kapriksessa	kapriksissa
elative		kapriksesta	kapriksista
illative		kaprikseen	kapriksiin
adessive		kapriksella	kapriksilla
ablative		kaprikselta	kapriksilta
allative		kaprikselle	kapriksille
essive		kapriksena	kapriksina
translative		kaprikseksi	kapriksiksi
instructive		—	kapriksin
abessive		kapriksetta	kapriksitta
comitative		—	kapriksineen

Possessive forms of kapris (type vastaus)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kaprikseni	kapriksemme
2nd person	kapriksesi	kapriksenne
3rd person	kapriksensa

Anagrams

• skrapi

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Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapriːs/

Noun

kapris c

1. (formal) caprice

Declension

Declension of kapris
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kapris	kaprisen	kapriser	kapriserna
Genitive	kapris	kaprisens	kaprisers	kaprisernas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːpris/

Noun

kapris c

1. caper (Capparis spinosa)

Declension

Declension of kapris
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kapris	kaprisen	—	—
Genitive	kapris	kaprisens	—	—

References

• kapris in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• piskar, spikar

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Turkish

Etymology

From French caprice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kap.ɾis/

Noun

kapris (definite accusative kaprisi, plural kaprisler)

1. whim (fanciful impulse)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kapris
Definite accusative	kaprisi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kapris	kaprisler
Definite accusative	kaprisi	kaprisleri
Dative	kaprise	kaprislere
Locative	kapriste	kaprislerde
Ablative	kapristen	kaprislerden
Genitive	kaprisin	kaprislerin

Derived terms

• kaprisli (“capricious”)