капа

See also: капя

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapɐ]
  • Rhymes: -apɐ
• IPA^(key): [kɐˈpa]
  • Rhymes: -pa
• Syllabification^(key): ка‧па

Verb

ка́па or капа́ • (kápa or kapá)

1. second/third-person singular aorist indicative of ка́пя (kápja)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

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Proto-Indo-European *kap-?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *káput

Proto-Italic *kaput

Latin caput

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulum

Latin capitulum

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Latin -āre

Latin capitulāre?

Late Latin cappa

Italian cappabor.?

Greek κάπα (kápa)bor.

Bulgarian капа

Borrowed from Greek κάπα (kápa). Cognate with Bulgarian ша́пка (šápka) and Bulgarian капе́ла (kapéla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapɐ]
• Rhymes: -apɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ка‧па

Noun

ка́па • (kápa) f (diminutive капе́ or ка́пенце or ка́пче or ка́пичка or ка́пица, augmentative капети́на)

1. (clothing, colloquial, Kostur, Sofia, Strandzha, Samokov) hat (first attested in the 14th century, but in common usage only as of the 17th century in Kostur)

   Synonyms: ша́пка (šápka), калпа́к (kalpák)

2. (clothing, Vidin-Lom, Samokov, Kyustendil, Thracian dialect) leather hat
3. (clothing, Strandzha) cloth baby hat, cloth woman hat worn under the kerchief or as a nightcap in the past
4. (botany, Vidin-Lom) the [[flower] of the sunflower plant

   Synonym: слънчогле́дова пи́та (slănčoglédova píta)

5. (clothing, historical, Catholicism) a small hat worn by higher rank clergymen in the Catholic church after 12th century
6. (historical, Christianity) a tent in which the relics of a Christian saint were kept during a campaign
7. (clothing) monk's robe with wide sleeves
8. (dialectal) person, capita, the head of the household (used with the preposition на)

   На ка́па по шест гро́ша да́нък ― Na kápa po šest gróša dánăk ― Six groschens tax per capita.

Declension

Declension of ка́па

	singular	plural
indefinite	ка́па kápa	ка́пи kápi
definite	ка́пата kápata	ка́пите kápite

Derived terms

nouns

• (Samokov, Blagoevgrad-Petrich, Sofia) капа́р (kapár)

Descendants

• → Albanian: kapicë

References

• “капа¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “капа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “капа”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
• “капа”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “капа”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “капа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 213
• I. Gaberoff and authors (2002), “капа”, in Rečnik na čuždite dumi v bǎlgarskija ezik s priloženija [Речник на чуждите думи в българския език с приложения] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Gaberoff Publ. House, page 315
• Nayden Gerov (1895–1908), “347”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 2

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapɐ]
• Rhymes: -apɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ка‧па

Noun

ка́па • (kápa) f

1. (dialectal, architecture) a header beam installed above an entrance.

Declension

Declension of ка́па

	singular	plural
indefinite	ка́па kápa	ка́пи kápi
definite	ка́пата kápata	ка́пите kápite

References

• “капа²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 4

Etymology tree

Phoenician 𐤊 (k /⁠kāp⁠/)bor.

Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa)bor.

Bulgarian капа

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapɐ]
• Rhymes: -apɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ка‧па

Noun

ка́па • (kápa) f

1. kappa (the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet)

References

• “капа³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapa]
• Rhymes: -apa

Etymology 1

Noun

капа • (kapa) f (diminutive капче)

1. cap, hat

Declension

Declension of капа

	singular	plural
indefinite	капа (kapa)	капи (kapi)
definite unspecified	капата (kapata)	капите (kapite)
definite proximal	капава (kapava)	капиве (kapive)
definite distal	капана (kapana)	капине (kapine)
vocative	капо (kapo)	капи (kapi)

Etymology 2

Noun

капа • (kapa) f

1. kappa (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of капа

	singular	plural
indefinite	капа (kapa)	капи (kapi)
definite unspecified	капата (kapata)	капите (kapite)
definite proximal	капава (kapava)	капиве (kapive)
definite distal	капана (kapana)	капине (kapine)
vocative	капо (kapo)	капи (kapi)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapə]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Kappe.

Noun

ка́па • (kápa) f inan (genitive ка́пы, nominative plural ка́пы, genitive plural кап)

1. (sports) gumshield, mouthguard

   Synonym: ка́ппа (káppa)

Declension

Declension of ка́па (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ка́па kápa	ка́пы kápy
genitive	ка́пы kápy	ка́п káp
dative	ка́пе kápe	ка́пам kápam
accusative	ка́пу kápu	ка́пы kápy
instrumental	ка́пой, ка́пою kápoj, kápoju	ка́пами kápami
prepositional	ка́пе kápe	ка́пах kápax

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Polish kapa, ultimately from Latin cappa.

Noun

ка́па • (kápa) f inan (genitive ка́пы, nominative plural ка́пы, genitive plural кап)

1. (historical) cope, cape, hooded cloak

Declension

Declension of ка́па (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ка́па kápa	ка́пы kápy
genitive	ка́пы kápy	ка́п káp
dative	ка́пе kápe	ка́пам kápam
accusative	ка́пу kápu	ка́пы kápy
instrumental	ка́пой, ка́пою kápoj, kápoju	ка́пами kápami
prepositional	ка́пе kápe	ка́пах kápax

Etymology 3

Noun

ка́па • (kápa) m inan

1. genitive singular of кап (kap)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâpa/
• Hyphenation: ка‧па

Noun

ка̏па f (Latin spelling kȁpa)

1. cap (head covering)

Declension

Declension of капа

	singular	plural
nominative	ка̏па	капе
genitive	капе	ка̑па̄
dative	капи	капама
accusative	капу	капе
vocative	капо	капе
locative	капи	капама
instrumental	капом	капама