Kapo

See also: kapo, kapò, kápo, and kãpó

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capo (the popular myth it would be an acronym of "Kameradenpolizei" is wrong).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kapo m (strong, genitive Kapos, plural Kapos)

1. kapo
2. capo
3. foreman

Declension

Declension of Kapo [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kapo	die	Kapos
genitive	eines	des	Kapos	der	Kapos
dative	einem	dem	Kapo	den	Kapos
accusative	einen	den	Kapo	die	Kapos

Descendants

• → Italian: kapò

Further reading

• “Kapo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kapo” in Duden online