kaplan
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kaplan
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
kaplan m anim
Declension
Further reading
- kaplan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kaplan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin cappellānus.
Noun
kaplan (genitive kaplani, partitive kaplanit)
Declension
| Declension of kaplan (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaplan | kaplanid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kaplani | ||
| genitive | kaplanite | ||
| partitive | kaplanit | kaplaneid | |
| illative | kaplanisse | kaplanitesse kaplaneisse | |
| inessive | kaplanis | kaplanites kaplaneis | |
| elative | kaplanist | kaplanitest kaplaneist | |
| allative | kaplanile | kaplanitele kaplaneile | |
| adessive | kaplanil | kaplanitel kaplaneil | |
| ablative | kaplanilt | kaplanitelt kaplaneilt | |
| translative | kaplaniks | kaplaniteks kaplaneiks | |
| terminative | kaplanini | kaplaniteni | |
| essive | kaplanina | kaplanitena | |
| abessive | kaplanita | kaplaniteta | |
| comitative | kaplaniga | kaplanitega | |
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قپلان (kaplan, “leopard”). Compare Old Turkic (kaplan). Equivalent to kap (“to snatch, seize, catch”) + -lan (suffix denoting a wild, predatory animal). Compare aslan (“lion”), yılan (“snake”), sırtlan (“hyena”). Cognate with Turkmen gaplaň, Kazakh қабылан (qabylan).
Pronunciation
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Noun
kaplan (definite accusative kaplanı, plural kaplanlar)