капкан
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капкан 
капкан
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkic. Compare Crimean Tatar qapqan and Turkish kapan (“trap, snare”). Cognate with Georgian ხაფანგი (xapangi, “trap”).
Pronunciation
Noun
капка́н • (kapkán) m inan (genitive капка́на, nominative plural капка́ны, genitive plural капка́нов)
Declension
Declension of капка́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: kapkana
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkic. Compare Crimean Tatar qapqan and Turkish kapan (“trap, snare”). Cognate with Georgian ხაფანგი (xapangi, “trap”).
Pronunciation
Noun
капка́н • (kapkán) m inan (genitive капка́на or капкана́, nominative plural капка́ни or капкани́, genitive plural капка́нів or капкані́в)
- trap, bear trap, leg trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)
- (figuratively) trap (trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense)
- Synonym: па́стка f (pástka)
Declension
Declension of капка́н (inan hard masc-form accent-a/b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | капка́н kapkán |
капка́ни, капкани́ kapkány, kapkaný |
| genitive | капка́на, капкана́ kapkána, kapkaná |
капка́нів, капкані́в kapkániv, kapkanív |
| dative | капка́нові, капка́ну, капкано́ві, капкану́ kapkánovi, kapkánu, kapkanóvi, kapkanú |
капка́нам, капкана́м kapkánam, kapkanám |
| accusative | капка́н kapkán |
капка́ни, капкани́ kapkány, kapkaný |
| instrumental | капка́ном, капкано́м kapkánom, kapkanóm |
капка́нами, капкана́ми kapkánamy, kapkanámy |
| locative | капка́ні, капкані́ kapkáni, kapkaní |
капка́нах, капкана́х kapkánax, kapkanáx |
| vocative | капка́не kapkáne |
капка́ни, капкани́ kapkány, kapkaný |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “капкан”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “капкан”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “капкан”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “капкан”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “капкан”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “капкан”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “капкан”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)