capaz

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Ultimately from Latin capāx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈpaθ], (western) [kɑˈpas]

Adjective

capaz m or f (plural capaces)

1. able, capable
   • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:

     Anque à prea non hègrande

     si ca si, ò sacristan

     disque à pestàna do figado

     se lle hiba alegrando já.

     Ô cont'hè, si enturra n'eso

     Deus me libre das suas más,

     que'anque eu non queira, na Coba

     de chantarme heche capàz.

     Although the booty is not large,

     anyhow, the sacristan's

     liver's eyes, reportedly,

     were shinning bright.

     The issue is, if he persists,

     God save me from his hands,

     that even if I don't want, in the grave

     he is capable of thrusting me

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “capaz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “capaz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “capaz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin capāx.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpa(j)s/ [kaˈpa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈpa(j)s/ [kaˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈpa(j)ʃ/ [kaˈpa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈpaʃ/

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpas/
• IPA^(key): /kɐˈpa(j)s/
• Hyphenation: ca‧paz

Adjective

capaz m or f (plural capazes)

1. able, capable

   Ela é capaz de patinar.

   She is able to skate.

Related terms

• capacidade

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: kapás

Interjection

1. (South Brazil) no way! (expresses disbelief)
2. (South Brazil) no problem; don't mention it (polite response to a thank you)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin capāx (“capable, able”). Compare Portuguese capaz, Galician capaz, French capace, English capacious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaˈpaθ/ [kaˈpaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˈpas/ [kaˈpas]

• Audio (Latin America):

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Adjective

capaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural capaces)

1. able, capable

Derived terms

• capazmente

Adverb

capaz

1. (Latin America, sometimes with subjunctive) maybe, perhaps
   • 2004, Juan Ignacio Torres, Salir del placard, Imaginador (→ISBN), page 143:

     No se quedó enganchada sólo en decirme por qué era gay sino que sentí todo su apoyo por la separación que estaba viviendo. Me decía: “Bueno, mirá, eso pasa, capaz que vuelve, tené paciencia, capaz que te amigás”.

Related terms

• capacidad
• capacitar

Further reading

• “capaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014