kapo

See also: Kapo, kapò, kápo, and kãpó

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Wikipedia says this ety is uncertain and suggests several others.”)

Noun

kapo (plural kapos)

1. (historical) A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.

Translations

prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp

• French: kapo (fr) m
• German: Kapo (de) m
• Hungarian: kápó
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: kapo (pl) m or f
• Russian: капо́ (ru) m or f (kapó)
• Yiddish: קאַפּאָ m (kapo)

Anagrams

• Pako-, poak

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Burushaski

Noun

kapo

1. cuckoo

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapo]
• Rhymes: -apo
• Hyphenation: ka‧po

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian capo, from Latin capus (“head”). Doublet of ĉapitro.

Noun

kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

1. (anatomy) head
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, "Proverbaro Esperanta":

     Kiom da kapoj, tiom da opinioj.

     However many heads, that many opinions.

Derived terms

• skeletkapo (“skull”)

Etymology 2

Greek Alphabet

Κκ	Previous:	joto
	Next:	lambdo

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa, “the letter Κ”).

Noun

kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

1. kappa

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Finnish

Alternative forms

• capo

Noun

kapo

1. (music) capotasto, capo

Declension

Inflection of kapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kapo	kapot
genitive		kapon	kapojen
partitive		kapoa	kapoja
illative		kapoon	kapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kapo	kapot
accusative	nom.	kapo	kapot
	gen.	kapon
genitive		kapon	kapojen
partitive		kapoa	kapoja
inessive		kapossa	kapoissa
elative		kaposta	kapoista
illative		kapoon	kapoihin
adessive		kapolla	kapoilla
ablative		kapolta	kapoilta
allative		kapolle	kapoille
essive		kapona	kapoina
translative		kapoksi	kapoiksi
abessive		kapotta	kapoitta
instructive		—	kapoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaponi kaponi accusative nom. kaponi kaponi gen. kaponi genitive kaponi kapojeni partitive kapoani kapojani inessive kapossani kapoissani elative kapostani kapoistani illative kapooni kapoihini adessive kapollani kapoillani ablative kapoltani kapoiltani allative kapolleni kapoilleni essive kaponani kapoinani translative kapokseni kapoikseni abessive kapottani kapoittani instructive — — comitative — kapoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaposi kaposi accusative nom. kaposi kaposi gen. kaposi genitive kaposi kapojesi partitive kapoasi kapojasi inessive kapossasi kapoissasi elative kapostasi kapoistasi illative kapoosi kapoihisi adessive kapollasi kapoillasi ablative kapoltasi kapoiltasi allative kapollesi kapoillesi essive kaponasi kapoinasi translative kapoksesi kapoiksesi abessive kapottasi kapoittasi instructive — — comitative — kapoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kapomme kapomme accusative nom. kapomme kapomme gen. kapomme genitive kapomme kapojemme partitive kapoamme kapojamme inessive kapossamme kapoissamme elative kapostamme kapoistamme illative kapoomme kapoihimme adessive kapollamme kapoillamme ablative kapoltamme kapoiltamme allative kapollemme kapoillemme essive kaponamme kapoinamme translative kapoksemme kapoiksemme abessive kapottamme kapoittamme instructive — — comitative — kapoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaponne kaponne accusative nom. kaponne kaponne gen. kaponne genitive kaponne kapojenne partitive kapoanne kapojanne inessive kapossanne kapoissanne elative kapostanne kapoistanne illative kapoonne kapoihinne adessive kapollanne kapoillanne ablative kapoltanne kapoiltanne allative kapollenne kapoillenne essive kaponanne kapoinanne translative kapoksenne kapoiksenne abessive kapottanne kapoittanne instructive — — comitative — kapoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kaponsa kaponsa accusative nom. kaponsa kaponsa gen. kaponsa genitive kaponsa kapojensa partitive kapoaan kapoansa kapojaan kapojansa inessive kapossaan kapossansa kapoissaan kapoissansa elative kapostaan kapostansa kapoistaan kapoistansa illative kapoonsa kapoihinsa adessive kapollaan kapollansa kapoillaan kapoillansa ablative kapoltaan kapoltansa kapoiltaan kapoiltansa allative kapolleen kapollensa kapoilleen kapoillensa essive kaponaan kaponansa kapoinaan kapoinansa translative kapokseen kapoksensa kapoikseen kapoiksensa abessive kapottaan kapottansa kapoittaan kapoittansa instructive — — comitative — kapoineen kapoinensa

Anagrams

• pako, poka

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.po/

• Audio:

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Noun

kapo m (plural kapos)

1. (historical) kapo

Further reading

• “kapo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Ido

Noun

kapo (plural kapi)

1. head

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Polish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.

Noun

kapo m pers (indeclinable) or kapo f (indeclinable)

1. (historical) kapo (male or female)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kapo

1. vocative singular of kapa

Further reading

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