kapsel

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Danish

To kapsler med fiskeolie (laks) indeni.

Pronunciation

Noun

kapsel

  1. (pharmacy) capsule

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑp.səl/
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  • Hyphenation: kap‧sel

Etymology 1

From kappen +‎ -sel.

Noun

kapsel n (plural kapsels, diminutive kapseltje n)

  1. haircut, hairstyle, hairdo
  2. (archaic) headdress, headwear (in particular for women)
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Etymology 2

From Latin capsula, probably via German Kapsel. Doublet of capsule.

Noun

kapsel n (plural kapsels, diminutive kapseltje n)

  1. (physiology) capsule (enveloping membrane)
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German

Pronunciation

Verb

kapsel

  1. inflection of kapseln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Latin capsula, via German Kapsel.

Noun

kapsel m (definite singular kapselen, indefinite plural kapsler, definite plural kapslene)

  1. a capsule

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin capsula, via German Kapsel.

Noun

kapsel m (definite singular kapselen, indefinite plural kapslar, definite plural kapslane)

  1. a capsule

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Polish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Kapsel, from Late Middle High German kapsel, from Latin capsula, from capsa, from capiō. Doublet of kapsuła.

Noun

kapsel m inan (diminutive kapselek)

  1. bottle cap, bottle top, crown cap, crown cork
  2. blasting cap (small explosive charge designed to detonate a larger secondary charge)
    Synonym: kapiszon
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kapsel f

  1. genitive plural of kapsla

Further reading

  • kapsel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kapsel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capsula. Doublet of chassi, kapsyl, and kassa.

Noun

kapsel c

  1. capsule, pod

Declension

Declension of kapsel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kapsel kapseln kapslar kapslarna
Genitive kapsels kapselns kapslars kapslarnas

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