kapitón

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kapitan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpi.ton/
• Rhymes: -iton
• Syllabification: ka‧pi‧tón

Noun

kapitón m inan (female equivalent kapitanowa, related adjective kapitańsczi or kapitanów)

1. (nautical) captain

   Synonym: (dated) kapiténa

2. (sports) captain (player who leads a team and serves as contact person for the referee)

   Synonym: (dated) kapiténa

Derived terms

nouns

• kapitaństwò
• kapiténka

 

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “kapitan”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “kapitón”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022