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Yiddish
Etymology
Ultimately from Late Latin capitāneus; presumably borrowed directly from contact languages such as Polish kapitan, Belarusian and Ukrainian капіта́н (kapitán), and Russian капита́н (kapitán).
Pronunciation
Noun
קאַפּיטאַן • (kapitan) m, plural קאַפּיטאַנען (kapitanen)
- captain