kapare

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *kapale, ultimately from Latin caput (head).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kapaɾe/ [ka.pa.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -aɾe
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pa‧re

Noun[edit]

kapare anim

  1. hidalgo

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "kapare" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • kapare” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kapa +‎ -are. Cognate of Dutch kaper.

Noun[edit]

kapare c

  1. a hijacker
  2. (historical) a privateer (ship)
  3. (historical) a privateer (government-sanctioned pirate)
    Synonym: fribytare

Declension[edit]

Declension of kapare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kapare kaparen kapare kaparna
Genitive kapares kaparens kapares kaparnas

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: kaappari

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