капець
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Ukrainian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Polish kapeć.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ка́пець • (kápecʹ) m inan (genitive ка́пця, nominative plural ка́пці, genitive plural ка́пців)
Declension
Declension of ка́пець (inan soft masc-form accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ка́пець kápecʹ |
ка́пці kápci |
| genitive | ка́пця kápcja |
ка́пців kápciv |
| dative | ка́пцеві, ка́пцю kápcevi, kápcju |
ка́пцям kápcjam |
| accusative | ка́пець kápecʹ |
ка́пці kápci |
| instrumental | ка́пцем kápcem |
ка́пцями kápcjamy |
| locative | ка́пцю, ка́пці kápcju, kápci |
ка́пцях kápcjax |
| vocative | ка́пцю kápcju |
ка́пці kápci |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian копе́ц (kopéc) / капе́ц (kapéc).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
капе́ць • (kapécʹ) m inan (indeclinable)
- (slang) the end, game over (bad, crazy or unmanageable situation)
- Якщо́ це ста́неться, нам бу́де по́вний капе́ць!
- Jakščó ce stánetʹsja, nam búde póvnyj kapécʹ!
- If that happens, we'll be completely screwed / done for!
Predicative
капе́ць • (kapécʹ)
- (slang) (it is) crazy, too much, wild (of a situation: exceeding norms or defying belief)
- Це про́сто капе́ць! ― Ce prósto kapécʹ! ― It's just crazy!
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “капець”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 371
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “капець”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 731
- “капець”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1973), “капець”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (І – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 93
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “капець”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “капець”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “капець”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “капець”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)