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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Kapucha.

Symbol

kap

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Bezhta.

See also

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kapa, from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Cognate to (Baltic) Latvian kàmpju, kàmpt; Proto-Celtic *kawnos (Old Irish cúan, Irish cuan, Scottish Gaelic cuan); Proto-Germanic *habnō, Proto-Germanic *habjaną (to have, lift); Proto-Hellenic *kapťō (Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō)), Proto-Hellenic *kṓpā (Ancient Greek κώπη (kṓpē)); Proto-Italic *kapiō (Latin capiō) and (perhaps) also Old Armenian խափ (xapʻ), Old Armenian խափանեմ (xapʻanem) (perhaps) and Latin capsa.

Verb

  1. (intransitive) to grab, grip (someone or something)
    Synonyms: rrok,
    Kape për flokësh!
    Grab her/him by the hair!
  2. (2nd person) (you) catch (an object or feelings)
  3. to seize, keep, hold (something, someone); to take or occupy (land, position)
    Synonyms: marr, pushtoj; qep
  4. to find, surprise (a person in a situation, act)
    Synonym: gjej
  5. (figurative, third person) to possess, overwhelm, scare (by a feeling, illness, demon)
  6. to understand, see, hear immediately (a problem, issue, mission, task)
    Synonym: kuptoj
  7. to reach (to); meet (someone or something that walks in front)
    Synonyms: arrij; takoj
  8. (intransitive, figurative) to start, begin (work, job, path)
    Synonyms: nis, filloj
  9. (third person) to tan, warm up (by the sun); to capture (by wind; military service)
    Synonyms: rrah, nxij; përfshij
    (Gheg examples)
    E ka kap dielli.
    The sun had captured her/him. (meaning “He/she's got a sunburn/tan.”)
    E rreh dielli ujët.
    The sun warms up (beats up) the water(s).
  10. (third person) to determine, constitute; to reach, cost (a high sum)
    Synonym: kushtoj
  11. to tie, bind, braid (hair)
    Synonym: lidh
  12. (figurative) to snatch, pull off (hat, wig)
    Synonyms: heq, tërheq, shkul

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • active verb kap (aorist: kapa, participle: kapur) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • passive verb kapem / kápem (aorist: u kapa, participle: kapur) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Noun

kap f

  1. lid, cover

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kap”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
  2. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) “kap”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi

Danish

Noun

kap n (singular definite kappet, plural indefinite kap)

  1. (geography) cape

Declension

Declension of kap
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kap kappet kap kappene
genitive kaps kappets kaps kappenes

Verb

kap

  1. imperative of kappe

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kap
  • Rhymes: -ɑp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cappe, from Late Latin cappa.

Noun

kap f (plural kappen, diminutive kapje n)

  1. cap
  2. cover
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kappie
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kapu
  • Negerhollands: kap
  • Indonesian: kap
  • Papiamentu: kap

Etymology 2

Deverbal from kappen.

Noun

kap m (uncountable)

  1. stroke; chopping

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kap

  1. inflection of kappen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Gagauz

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish قَابْ (qap), from Proto-Turkic *kāp. Compare Turkish kap, Azerbaijani qab.

Pronunciation

Noun

kap (definite accusative kabı, plural kaplar)

  1. tableware, dishes
  2. cover

References

  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “kap”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ , Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 243
  • Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 91

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

kap

  1. clipping of kapab

Etymology 2

Particle

kap

  1. contraction of ki ap
    • 2019 March 19, “Rankont ann Itali ant Anvwaye Espesyal Etazini ak Larisi sou Kriz Venezuela a”, in Lavwadlamerik:
      Anvwaye espesyal Etazini pou Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, ak vis-minis afè etranjè Larisi, Sergei Ryabkov, ap fè reyinyon nan vil Wòm ann Itali pou yo pale sou sityasyon Venezuela kap agrave.”
      American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to talk about "the situation in Venezuela which is worsening."

Etymology 3

Noun

kap

  1. cape
Derived terms

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of kap – see (“and”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably an onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

Verb

kap

  1. (transitive) to get, to receive (from someone: -tól/-től; as something: -ul/-ül)
  2. (intransitive) to snatch, to grab (expressing a sudden movement) (with -hoz/-hez/-höz, -ba/-be, felé, or után)
  3. (transitive, dialectal) to find

Conjugation

Conjugation of kap
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. kapok kapsz kap kapunk kaptok kapnak
def. kapom kapod kapja kapjuk kapjátok kapják
2nd obj kaplak
past indef. kaptam kaptál kapott kaptunk kaptatok kaptak
def. kaptam kaptad kapta kaptuk kaptátok kapták
2nd obj kaptalak
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. kapni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. kapék kapál kapa kapánk kapátok kapának
def. kapám kapád kapá kapánk kapátok kapák
2nd obj kapálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kap vala, kapott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. kapandok kapandasz kapand kapandunk kapandotok kapandanak
def. kapandom kapandod kapandja kapandjuk kapandjátok kapandják
2nd obj kapandalak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. kapnék kapnál kapna kapnánk kapnátok kapnának
def. kapnám kapnád kapná kapnánk
(or kapnók)
kapnátok kapnák
2nd obj kapnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kapott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. kapjak kapj or
kapjál
kapjon kapjunk kapjatok kapjanak
def. kapjam kapd or
kapjad
kapja kapjuk kapjátok kapják
2nd obj kapjalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kapott légyen
infinitive kapni kapnom kapnod kapnia kapnunk kapnotok kapniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
kapás kapó kapott kapandó kapva (kapván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of kap
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. kaphatok kaphatsz kaphat kaphatunk kaphattok kaphatnak
def. kaphatom kaphatod kaphatja kaphatjuk kaphatjátok kaphatják
2nd obj kaphatlak
past indef. kaphattam kaphattál kaphatott kaphattunk kaphattatok kaphattak
def. kaphattam kaphattad kaphatta kaphattuk kaphattátok kaphatták
2nd obj kaphattalak
archaic
preterite
indef. kaphaték kaphatál kaphata kaphatánk kaphatátok kaphatának
def. kaphatám kaphatád kaphatá kaphatánk kaphatátok kaphaták
2nd obj kaphatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kaphat vala, kaphatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. kaphatandok
or kapandhatok
kaphatandasz
or kapandhatsz
kaphatand
or kapandhat
kaphatandunk
or kapandhatunk
kaphatandotok
or kapandhattok
kaphatandanak
or kapandhatnak
def. kaphatandom
or kapandhatom
kaphatandod
or kapandhatod
kaphatandja
or kapandhatja
kaphatandjuk
or kapandhatjuk
kaphatandjátok
or kapandhatjátok
kaphatandják
or kapandhatják
2nd obj kaphatandalak
or kapandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. kaphatnék kaphatnál kaphatna kaphatnánk kaphatnátok kaphatnának
def. kaphatnám kaphatnád kaphatná kaphatnánk
(or kaphatnók)
kaphatnátok kaphatnák
2nd obj kaphatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kaphatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. kaphassak kaphass or
kaphassál
kaphasson kaphassunk kaphassatok kaphassanak
def. kaphassam kaphasd or
kaphassad
kaphassa kaphassuk kaphassátok kaphassák
2nd obj kaphassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kaphatott légyen
infinitive (kaphatni) (kaphatnom) (kaphatnod) (kaphatnia) (kaphatnunk) (kaphatnotok) (kaphatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
kapható kaphatatlan (kaphatva / kaphatván)

Derived terms

Compound words

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ kap in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkap̚/
  • Hyphenation: kap

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kap (plural kap-kap)

  1. (nautical, archaic) rope
    Synonym: tali

Etymology 2

From Dutch kap, from Middle Dutch cappe, from Late Latin cappa.

Noun

kap (plural kap-kap)

  1. cap
  2. cover
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

kap (plural kap-kap)

  1. clipping of kapital

Further reading

Mokilese

Noun

kap (construct kapin)

  1. buttocks
    Synonym: kahu
  2. bottom, end

See also

References

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Armenian կապ (kap).

Noun

kap m or f

  1. rope

Derived terms

References

  • Cabolov, R. L. (2001) “kāp”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 514
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “kap”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume I, London: Transnational Press, page 376b

Further reading

  • Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 328, page 75

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kaup, from Proto-Germanic *kaupaz, from Latin caupo (tradesman). Cognates include Old English ċēap and Old Dutch *cōp.

Pronunciation

Noun

kāp m

  1. purchase

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: kuup
  • Saterland Frisian: Koop
  • West Frisian: keap

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: kap

Etymology 1

See kapa.

Noun

kap f

  1. (Lasovia) alternative form of kapa (wife's hat)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kap

  1. second-person singular imperative of kapać

Further reading

  • Oskar Kolberg (1865) “kaṕ”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 262

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kap ~ *kaap (to bite); cognate with Vietnamese cạp, Bahnar kăp, Pacoh cáp, Khasi jkep, Khmer ត្រកាប់ (trɑkap), Car Nicobarese kap.

Verb

kap

  1. to bite

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kapь.

Noun

kȃp f (Cyrillic spelling ка̑п)

  1. drop
  2. stroke (brain hemorrhage)

Declension

Declension of kap
singular plural
nominative kap kapi
genitive kapi kápī
dative kapi kapima
accusative kap kapi
vocative kapi kapi
locative kapi kapima
instrumental kȃplju kapima

Derived terms

Southern Kam

Pronunciation

Noun

kap

  1. ear

Swedish

Pronunciation

Declension

Etymology 1

From Old French cap, from Provençal, ultimately from Latin caput (head).

Noun

kap n

  1. (geography) cape

Etymology 2

Deverbal from kapa (hijack).

Noun

kap n

  1. a bargain, a steal, a catch (something (valuable) gotten for a very low price or with very low effort)
    För 1000 kr är den ett kap. Den är värd minst det dubbla.
    It's a steal at 1000 SEK. It's worth at least twice at much.
    Jag är ett riktigt kap
    I'm a real catch

References

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English cup.

Noun

kap

  1. cup

Turkish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاب (kab), from Proto-Turkic *kāp. Cognate with Old Turkic (kap).

Noun

kap (definite accusative kabı, plural kaplar)

  1. vessel, can, container, holder, pot, case
  2. cover (of a vessel etc.)
Declension
Declension of kap
singular plural
nominative kap kaplar
definite accusative kabı kapları
dative kaba kaplara
locative kapta kaplarda
ablative kaptan kaplardan
genitive kabın kapların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular kabım kaplarım
2nd singular kabın kapların
3rd singular kabı kapları
1st plural kabımız kaplarımız
2nd plural kabınız kaplarınız
3rd plural kapları kapları
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular kabımı kaplarımı
2nd singular kabını kaplarını
3rd singular kabını kaplarını
1st plural kabımızı kaplarımızı
2nd plural kabınızı kaplarınızı
3rd plural kaplarını kaplarını
dative
singular plural
1st singular kabıma kaplarıma
2nd singular kabına kaplarına
3rd singular kabına kaplarına
1st plural kabımıza kaplarımıza
2nd plural kabınıza kaplarınıza
3rd plural kaplarına kaplarına
locative
singular plural
1st singular kabımda kaplarımda
2nd singular kabında kaplarında
3rd singular kabında kaplarında
1st plural kabımızda kaplarımızda
2nd plural kabınızda kaplarınızda
3rd plural kaplarında kaplarında
ablative
singular plural
1st singular kabımdan kaplarımdan
2nd singular kabından kaplarından
3rd singular kabından kaplarından
1st plural kabımızdan kaplarımızdan
2nd plural kabınızdan kaplarınızdan
3rd plural kaplarından kaplarından
genitive
singular plural
1st singular kabımın kaplarımın
2nd singular kabının kaplarının
3rd singular kabının kaplarının
1st plural kabımızın kaplarımızın
2nd plural kabınızın kaplarınızın
3rd plural kaplarının kaplarının
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French cape.

Noun

kap (definite accusative kapı, plural kaplar)

  1. cape (sleeveless garment covering the torso, especially as a woman’s dress)
Declension
Declension of kap
singular plural
nominative kap kaplar
definite accusative kapı kapları
dative kapa kaplara
locative kapta kaplarda
ablative kaptan kaplardan
genitive kapın kapların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular kapım kaplarım
2nd singular kapın kapların
3rd singular kapı kapları
1st plural kapımız kaplarımız
2nd plural kapınız kaplarınız
3rd plural kapları kapları
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular kapımı kaplarımı
2nd singular kapını kaplarını
3rd singular kapını kaplarını
1st plural kapımızı kaplarımızı
2nd plural kapınızı kaplarınızı
3rd plural kaplarını kaplarını
dative
singular plural
1st singular kapıma kaplarıma
2nd singular kapına kaplarına
3rd singular kapına kaplarına
1st plural kapımıza kaplarımıza
2nd plural kapınıza kaplarınıza
3rd plural kaplarına kaplarına
locative
singular plural
1st singular kapımda kaplarımda
2nd singular kapında kaplarında
3rd singular kapında kaplarında
1st plural kapımızda kaplarımızda
2nd plural kapınızda kaplarınızda
3rd plural kaplarında kaplarında
ablative
singular plural
1st singular kapımdan kaplarımdan
2nd singular kapından kaplarından
3rd singular kapından kaplarından
1st plural kapımızdan kaplarımızdan
2nd plural kapınızdan kaplarınızdan
3rd plural kaplarından kaplarından
genitive
singular plural
1st singular kapımın kaplarımın
2nd singular kapının kaplarının
3rd singular kapının kaplarının
1st plural kapımızın kaplarımızın
2nd plural kapınızın kaplarınızın
3rd plural kaplarının kaplarının

Etymology 3

Verb

kap

  1. second-person singular imperative of kapmak

Volapük

Noun

kap (nominative plural kaps)

  1. head

Declension

Declension of kap
singular plural
nominative kap kaps
genitive kapa kapas
dative kape kapes
accusative kapi kapis
vocative 1 o kap! o kaps!
predicative 2 kapu kapus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Zou

Pronunciation

Verb

káp

  1. (transitive) to shoot

Derived terms

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 81