Kapitän
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kapitān, borrowed from Old French capitaine (“leader”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin capitāneus. The meaning "capitain on a vessel" is due to Italian influence.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kapitän m (genitive Kapitäns, plural Kapitäne, feminine Kapitänin)
- captain (male or of unspecified sex) (on a vessel)
- 1915, Else Ury, Nesthäkchen im Kinderheim; in: 2016, Karl-Maria Guth (editor), Nesthäkchen Gesamtausgabe in zwei Bänden. Erster Band, p. 327:
- Es war Frau Kapitän Clarsen, Annemaries Pensionsmutter.
- 1915, Else Ury, Nesthäkchen im Kinderheim; in: 2016, Karl-Maria Guth (editor), Nesthäkchen Gesamtausgabe in zwei Bänden. Erster Band, p. 327:
Declension
Synonyms
Related terms
- Flottenkapitän
- Flugkapitän
- Fregattenkapitän
- Kapitänleutnant
- Kapitänskajüte (Kajüte des Kapitäns)
- Korvettenkapitän
Further reading
- “Kapitän” in Duden online
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