căput

See also: caput and căpuț

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈput/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hungarian kabát.

Noun

căput n (plural căputuri)

1. (regional) mantle, coat, veston

Declension

Declension of căput

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) căput	căputul	(niște) căputuri	căputurile
genitive/dative	(unui) căput	căputului	(unor) căputuri	căputurilor
vocative	căputule		căputurilor

Synonyms

• laibăr
• mintean
• surtuc

While not necessarily as ornate, a căput is understood to be made of painted sheet metal.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian kaput, accusative of kapu.

Noun

căput n (plural căputuri)

1. (Banat, Transylvania) gate (more precisely, one separating a yard from the street)

   Synonym: poartă

Declension

Declension of căput

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) căput	căputul	(niște) căputuri	căputurile
genitive/dative	(unui) căput	căputului	(unor) căputuri	căputurilor
vocative	căputule		căputurilor

Etymology 3

Noun

căput n (plural [please provide])

1. Alternative form of căpuț

References

• căput in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)