капетан

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (rare)
  • IPA(key): (common)
  • Hyphenation: ка‧пе‧тан

Noun

ка́пета́н • (kápetán) m (feminine капетанка, relational adjective капетански)

  1. captain

Usage notes

  • It's far more common for Macedonians to say капета́н than ка́петан, though both are correct.

Declension

Declension of капетан
singular plural
indefinite капетан (kapetan) капетани (kapetani)
definite unspecified капетанот (kapetanot) капетаните (kapetanite)
definite proximal капетанов (kapetanov) капетаниве (kapetanive)
definite distal капетанон (kapetanon) капетанине (kapetanine)
vocative капетане (kapetane) капетани (kapetani)
count form — капетана (kapetana)

References

  • “капетан” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapětaːn/
  • Hyphenation: ка‧пе‧тан

Noun

капѐта̄н m (Latin spelling kapètān)

  1. captain

Declension

Declension of капетан
singular plural
nominative капѐта̄н капетани
genitive капета́на капетана
dative капетану капетанима
accusative капетана капетане
vocative капетане капетани
locative капетану капетанима
instrumental капетаном капетанима

Further reading

  • “капетан”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
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