cepure

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See also: cepurē

Latvian

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Cepures

Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *kepur-, from a derived stem *kep-r̥-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (cover). Cognates include Lithuanian kepùrė, Proto-Slavic *čepьcь (Russian чепе́ц (čepéc, cap), Belarusian чапе́ц (čapjéc, cap), Czech čepec (cap), čepice (hat), Polish czepek (cap)), Ancient Greek σκέπη (sképē, cover, shade, protection).[1]

Noun

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cepure f (5th declension)

  1. hat (clothing accessory meant to cover the head)
    salmu cepurestraw hat
    ziemas cepurewinter hat
    pacelt, noņemt, uzlikt cepurito remove one's hat
    bruņu cepure, bruņucepurehelmet (lit. armored hat)

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.