kaprys
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkap.rɨs/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aprɨs
- Syllabification: kap‧rys
Noun
kaprys m inan (diminutive kaprysik)
- fancy, whim (fanciful impulse or whimsical idea)
- Synonyms: fanaberia, zachcianka
- caprice (unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes)
- (music) capriccio (piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character)
- (painting) capriccio (type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting)
Declension
Declension of kaprys
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaprys | kaprysy |
| genitive | kaprysu | kaprysów |
| dative | kaprysowi | kaprysom |
| accusative | kaprys | kaprysy |
| instrumental | kaprysem | kaprysami |
| locative | kaprysie | kaprysach |
| vocative | kaprysie | kaprysy |
Derived terms
adjective
- kapryśny
verb
- kaprysić
Related terms
adverb
- kapryśnie
nouns
- kapryśnica
- kapryśnik
- kapryśność
Further reading
- kaprys in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kaprys in Polish dictionaries at PWN