kapa

See also: kápa, kåpa, kapā, kä̑pă, kappa, and κάπα

English

Noun

kapa (countable and uncountable, plural kapas)

1. Alternative form of tapa (“Polynesian cloth”)

Anagrams

• AAKP

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Czech

Noun

kapa n

1. kappa

Synonyms

• kappa n

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapa. Cognate to Samoan siapo

Noun

kapa

1. rim, edge
2. tapa

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Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from kapál.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ˈkɒpɒ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧pa
• Rhymes: -pɒ

Noun

kapa (plural kapák)

1. hoe

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kapa	kapák
accusative	kapát	kapákat
dative	kapának	kapáknak
instrumental	kapával	kapákkal
causal-final	kapáért	kapákért
translative	kapává	kapákká
terminative	kapáig	kapákig
essive-formal	kapaként	kapákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kapában	kapákban
superessive	kapán	kapákon
adessive	kapánál	kapáknál
illative	kapába	kapákba
sublative	kapára	kapákra
allative	kapához	kapákhoz
elative	kapából	kapákból
delative	kapáról	kapákról
ablative	kapától	kapáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kapáé	kapáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kapáéi	kapákéi

Possessive forms of kapa
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kapám	kapáim
2nd person sing.	kapád	kapáid
3rd person sing.	kapája	kapái
1st person plural	kapánk	kapáink
2nd person plural	kapátok	kapáitok
3rd person plural	kapájuk	kapáik

Derived terms

• ásó, kapa, nagyharang
• néha még a kapanyél is elsül

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Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaːpa]

Noun

kapa

1. wing

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “kapa”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 43
• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “kapa”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah

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Latvian

Noun

kapa m

1. genitive singular form of kaps

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Latin cappa (“cape, sleeveless coat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapa/

Noun

kapa f

1. men’s jacket, outer garment

Declension

Declension of kapa

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kapa	kapje	kapy
Genitive	kapy	kapowu	kapow
Dative	kapje	kapoma	kapam
Accusative	kapu	kapje	kapy
Instrumental	kapu	kapoma	kapami
Locative	kapje	kapoma	kapach

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Maori

Etymology 1

Noun

kapa

1. team, group
2. row, line

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English copper.

Noun

kapa

1. copper

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Phuthi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-kápa

1. to chop

Inflection

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Etymology 2

Conjunction

kapa

1. or

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pa/

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Noun

kapa f

1. cover (the top sheet of a bed)

Declension

declension of kapa

	singular	plural
nominative	kapa	kapy
genitive	kapy	kap
dative	kapie	kapom
accusative	kapę	kapy
instrumental	kapą	kapami
locative	kapie	kapach
vocative	kapo	kapy

Further reading

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâpa/
• Hyphenation: ka‧pa

Noun

kȁpa f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏па)

1. cap (head covering)

Declension

Declension of kapa

	singular	plural
nominative	kȁpa	kape
genitive	kape	kȃpā
dative	kapi	kapama
accusative	kapu	kape
vocative	kapo	kape
locative	kapi	kapama
instrumental	kapom	kapama

Derived terms

• Crvenkapica
• Crvenkapa

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Swedish

Verb

kapa (present kapar, preterite kapade, supine kapat, imperative kapa)

1. to cut something in lengths

   Maskinen kapar automatiskt stockarna i hanterbara längder.

   The machine automatically cuts the logs into manageable lengths.

2. to hijack; to seize control over something

Conjugation

Conjugation of kapa (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	kapa	kapas
Present tense	kapar	kapas
Past tense	kapade	kapades
Supine	kapat	kapats
Imperative	kapa	—
Present participle	kapande
Past participle	kapad

Related terms

• avkapa
• kap
• kapare
• kapning

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Tok Pisin

Noun

kapa

1. (anatomy) fingernail, toenail

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpa/
• Hyphenation: ka‧pa

Verb

kapa

1. third-person singular positive degree imperative of kapamak
2. third-person singular negative imperative of kapamamak

Antonyms

• kapama

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Yami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 合羽 (kappa, “a raincoat, especially a poncho or other sleeveless style”).

Noun

kapa

1. raincoat