caper
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪpə(r)
Etymology 1 [edit]
Shortening of capriole.
Noun [edit]
caper (plural capers)
- A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
- A crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
frolicsome leap
crime — see crime
Verb [edit]
caper (third-person singular simple present capers, present participle capering, simple past and past participle capered)
- To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
Translations [edit]
to leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Dutch kaper.
Noun [edit]
caper (plural capers)
Translations [edit]
Dutch vessel — see privateer
Etymology 3 [edit]
From Latin capparis.
Noun [edit]
caper (plural capers)
- The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten.
- A plant of the genus Capparis
Synonyms [edit]
- (Capparis): caper bush, caper tree, caperberry
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
plant
Etymology 4 [edit]
Shortening of capercaillie.
Noun [edit]
caper (plural capers)
- (Scotland) the capercaillie.
Translations [edit]
capercaillie — see capercaillie
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
English cap
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ka.pe/
Verb [edit]
caper
- (finance) to cap (set a limit to)
- (sports) to cap (award a player a cap for playing for their national team)
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of caper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | caper | avoir capé | |||||
| gerund | en capant | en ayant capé | |||||
| present participle | capant | ||||||
| past participle | capé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | cape | capes | cape | capons | capez | capent |
| imperfect | capais | capais | capait | capions | capiez | capaient | |
| past historic1 | capai | capas | capa | capâmes | capâtes | capèrent | |
| future | caperai | caperas | capera | caperons | caperez | caperont | |
| conditional | caperais | caperais | caperait | caperions | caperiez | caperaient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | cape | capes | cape | capions | capiez | capent |
| imperfect1 | capasse | capasses | capât | capassions | capassiez | capassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | cape | — | capons | capez | — | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Latin [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈka.pɛr/
Noun [edit]
caper (genitive caprī); m, second declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | caper | caprī |
| genitive | caprī | caprōrum |
| dative | caprō | caprīs |
| accusative | caprum | caprōs |
| ablative | caprō | caprīs |
| vocative | caper 1 | caprī |
1 May also be capre.
Synonyms [edit]
- (male goat): hircus
