kapitel

See also: Kapitel and kapitél

Danish

Etymology

From Latin capitulum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapitəl/, [kʰaˈpʰid̥l̥]

Noun

kapitel n (singular definite kapitlet, plural indefinite kapitler)

1. chapter (part of a book)
2. chapter (religious body)

Declension

Declension of kapitel

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kapitel	kapitlet	kapitler	kapitlerne
genitive	kapitels	kapitlets	kapitlers	kapitlernes

Further reading

• “kapitel” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kapitel” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kapitél

Etymology 1

From Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput, inflection pattern 1.

Noun

kapitel n (definite singular kapitelet, indefinite plural kapitel or kapiteler, definite plural kapitela or kapitelene)

1. (architecture) capital

Etymology 2

From Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput, inflection pattern 2.

Noun

kapitel m (definite singular kapitelen, indefinite plural kapiteler, definite plural kapitelene)

1. small caps

References

• “kapitel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpi.tɛl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -itɛl
• Syllabification: ka‧pi‧tel

Noun

kapitel m inan

1. capital, the uppermost part of a column

   Synonym: głowica

Declension

Declension of kapitel

	singular	plural
nominative	kapitel	kapitle
genitive	kapitla	kapitli
dative	kapitlowi	kapitlom
accusative	kapitel	kapitle
instrumental	kapitlem	kapitlami
locative	kapitlu	kapitlach
vocative	kapitlu	kapitle

Further reading

• “kapitel”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “kapitel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapǐtel/
• Hyphenation: ka‧pi‧tel

Noun

kapìtel m inan (Cyrillic spelling капѝтел)

1. (architecture) capital (uppermost part of a column)

Declension

Declension of kapitel

	singular	plural
nominative	kapitel	kapiteli
genitive	kapitela	kapitela
dative	kapitelu	kapitelima
accusative	kapitel	kapitele
vocative	kapitele	kapiteli
locative	kapitelu	kapitelima
instrumental	kapitelom	kapitelima

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kapitel n

1. a chapter (of a book or of an organization)

Declension

Declension of kapitel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kapitel	kapitels
	definite	kapitlet	kapitlets
plural	indefinite	kapitel	kapitels
	definite	kapitlen	kapitlens

Related terms

• domkapitel
• kapitelbok
• kapitelindelning
• kapitelrubrik
• kapitelsal
• kapitelvis

References

• “kapitel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)