kaput
English
Alternative forms
- kaputt
Etymology
From German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”). Cognate to Dutch kapot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈpʊt/, /kəˈpuːt/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʊt, -uːt
Adjective
kaput (not comparable)
- (informal) Out of order; not working.
- Synonyms: broken; see also Thesaurus:out of order
- My car went kaput.
- His career is kaput.
- Her marriage went kaput.
- 1998, Saving Private Ryan:
- German propaganda loudspeaker: […] The Statue of Liberty is KAPUT.
Captain Miller: "The Statue of Liberty is kaput" – huh, that's disconcerting.
- 2014 October 11, Simon Hattenstone, “Russell Brand: ‘I want to address the alienation and despair’”, in The Guardian:
- In the book, his conclusion is simple: capitalism is kaput, celebrity charity won’t plug holes, revolution is the only solution. Yet it also feels like a bit of a cop-out: he insists all this can be achieved through love, peace and understanding.
Derived terms
- kapoof
- kaputness
Translations
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Danish
Etymology
From German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”).
Adjective
kaput (neuter kaput, plural and definite singular attributive kaput)
- broken, dysfunctional
References
- “kaput” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑput/, [ˈkɑput̪]
- Rhymes: -ɑput
- Syllabification(key): ka‧put
Adjective
kaput (not comparable)
- (colloquial) kaput
Declension
Indeclinable.
Adverb
kaput (not comparable)
- (colloquial) kaput
Anagrams
- kupat, putka
Hungarian
Etymology
kapu + -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒput]
- Hyphenation: ka‧put
Noun
kaput
- accusative singular of kapu
- Nyisd ki a kaput! ― Open the gate!
Kavalan
Noun
kaput
- friend
Synonyms
- luksan
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German kaputt, from French être capot, from Old French capote, from cape, from Late Latin cappa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈput/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aput
- Syllabification: ka‧put
Interjection
kaput
- kaput!
Usage notes
Used only in a predicative position.
Further reading
- kaput in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kaput in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sakizaya
Noun
kaput
- companion; mate; partner
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italian cappotto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǎpuːt/
- Hyphenation: ka‧put
Noun
kàpūt m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀пӯт)
- coat
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kàpūt | kaputi |
genitive | kapúta | kaputa |
dative | kaputu | kaputima |
accusative | kaput | kapute |
vocative | kapute | kaputi |
locative | kaputu | kaputima |
instrumental | kaputom | kaputima |
See also
- mantil
- ogrtač
- kabanica
Sundanese
Verb
kaput
- to sew
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قاپوت (kaput), from French capote.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.put/
Noun
kaput (definite accusative kaputu, plural kaputlar)
- hood, bonnet (hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle)
Declension
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | kaput | |
Definite accusative | kaputu | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | kaput | kaputlar |
Definite accusative | kaputu | kaputları |
Dative | kaputa | kaputlara |
Locative | kaputta | kaputlarda |
Ablative | kaputtan | kaputlardan |
Genitive | kaputun | kaputların |