kapall

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːpatl/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish capall.

Noun

kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)

1. horse, mare
2. a horseload of hay

Declension

declension of kapall

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kapall	kapallinn	kaplar	kaplarnir
accusative	kapal	kapalinn	kapla	kaplana
dative	kapli	kaplinum	köplum	köplunum
genitive	kapals	kapalsins	kapla	kaplanna

Derived terms

• kaplamjólk (“mare's milk”)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Late Latin capulum, probably through Danish kabel.

Noun

kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)

1. rope, cable
2. (electronics) cable, cord

Declension

declension of kapall

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kapall	kapallinn	kaplar	kaplarnir
accusative	kapal	kapalinn	kapla	kaplana
dative	kapli	kaplinum	köplum	köplunum
genitive	kapals	kapalsins	kapla	kaplanna

Related terms

• kabill

Etymology 3

Alteration of kaball, which in most of Iceland sounds exactly the same (in the singular).

Noun

kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)

1. a game of solitaire (card game played by a single player), (UK) patience

Declension

declension of kapall

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kapall	kapallinn	kaplar	kaplarnir
accusative	kapal	kapalinn	kapla	kaplana
dative	kapli	kaplinum	köplum	köplunum
genitive	kapals	kapalsins	kapla	kaplanna

Derived terms

• leggja kapal

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)