kapris

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Swedish kapris, ultimately from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpris/, [ˈkɑ̝pris̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑpris
• Syllabification^(key): kap‧ris
• Hyphenation^(key): kap‧ris

Noun

kapris

1. caper, caper bush (plant Capparis spinosa)

   Synonyms: kaprispensas, pyörökapris

2. caper (the bud of that plant)

   Synonym: kapriksen nuppu

3. caper, caperberry (fruit of that plant)

   Synonyms: kaprismarja, varrellinen kapris

Declension

Inflection of kapris (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		kapris	kaprikset
genitive		kapriksen	kapristen kapriksien
partitive		kaprista	kapriksia
illative		kaprikseen	kapriksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kapris	kaprikset
accusative	nom.	kapris	kaprikset
	gen.	kapriksen
genitive		kapriksen	kapristen kapriksien
partitive		kaprista	kapriksia
inessive		kapriksessa	kapriksissa
elative		kapriksesta	kapriksista
illative		kaprikseen	kapriksiin
adessive		kapriksella	kapriksilla
ablative		kaprikselta	kapriksilta
allative		kaprikselle	kapriksille
essive		kapriksena	kapriksina
translative		kaprikseksi	kapriksiksi
abessive		kapriksetta	kapriksitta
instructive		—	kapriksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kapris (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaprikseni kaprikseni accusative nom. kaprikseni kaprikseni gen. kaprikseni genitive kaprikseni kapristeni kapriksieni partitive kapristani kapriksiani inessive kapriksessani kapriksissani elative kapriksestani kapriksistani illative kaprikseeni kapriksiini adessive kapriksellani kapriksillani ablative kaprikseltani kapriksiltani allative kaprikselleni kapriksilleni essive kapriksenani kapriksinani translative kapriksekseni kapriksikseni abessive kapriksettani kapriksittani instructive — — comitative — kapriksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kapriksesi kapriksesi accusative nom. kapriksesi kapriksesi gen. kapriksesi genitive kapriksesi kapristesi kapriksiesi partitive kapristasi kapriksiasi inessive kapriksessasi kapriksissasi elative kapriksestasi kapriksistasi illative kaprikseesi kapriksiisi adessive kapriksellasi kapriksillasi ablative kaprikseltasi kapriksiltasi allative kapriksellesi kapriksillesi essive kapriksenasi kapriksinasi translative kaprikseksesi kapriksiksesi abessive kapriksettasi kapriksittasi instructive — — comitative — kapriksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kapriksemme kapriksemme accusative nom. kapriksemme kapriksemme gen. kapriksemme genitive kapriksemme kapristemme kapriksiemme partitive kapristamme kapriksiamme inessive kapriksessamme kapriksissamme elative kapriksestamme kapriksistamme illative kaprikseemme kapriksiimme adessive kapriksellamme kapriksillamme ablative kaprikseltamme kapriksiltamme allative kapriksellemme kapriksillemme essive kapriksenamme kapriksinamme translative kaprikseksemme kapriksiksemme abessive kapriksettamme kapriksittamme instructive — — comitative — kapriksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kapriksenne kapriksenne accusative nom. kapriksenne kapriksenne gen. kapriksenne genitive kapriksenne kapristenne kapriksienne partitive kapristanne kapriksianne inessive kapriksessanne kapriksissanne elative kapriksestanne kapriksistanne illative kaprikseenne kapriksiinne adessive kapriksellanne kapriksillanne ablative kaprikseltanne kapriksiltanne allative kapriksellenne kapriksillenne essive kapriksenanne kapriksinanne translative kaprikseksenne kapriksiksenne abessive kapriksettanne kapriksittanne instructive — — comitative — kapriksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kapriksensa kapriksensa accusative nom. kapriksensa kapriksensa gen. kapriksensa genitive kapriksensa kapristensa kapriksiensa partitive kapristaan kapristansa kapriksiaan kapriksiansa inessive kapriksessaan kapriksessansa kapriksissaan kapriksissansa elative kapriksestaan kapriksestansa kapriksistaan kapriksistansa illative kaprikseensa kapriksiinsa adessive kapriksellaan kapriksellansa kapriksillaan kapriksillansa ablative kaprikseltaan kaprikseltansa kapriksiltaan kapriksiltansa allative kaprikselleen kapriksellensa kapriksilleen kapriksillensa essive kapriksenaan kapriksenansa kapriksinaan kapriksinansa translative kapriksekseen kaprikseksensa kapriksikseen kapriksiksensa abessive kapriksettaan kapriksettansa kapriksittaan kapriksittansa instructive — — comitative — kapriksineen kapriksinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kaprispensas
• pyörökapris

Further reading

• “kapris”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• skrapi

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapriːs/

Noun

kapris c

1. (formal) caprice

Declension

Declension of kapris

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kapris	kapris
	definite	kaprisen	kaprisens
plural	indefinite	kapriser	kaprisers
	definite	kapriserna	kaprisernas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːpris/

Noun

kapris c

1. caper (Capparis spinosa)

Declension

Declension of kapris

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kapris	kapris
	definite	kaprisen	kaprisens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• kapris in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• piskar, spikar

Turkish

Etymology

From French caprice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kap.ɾis/

Noun

kapris (definite accusative kaprisi, plural kaprisler)

1. whim (fanciful impulse)

Declension

Declension of kapris

	singular	plural
nominative	kapris	kaprisler
definite accusative	kaprisi	kaprisleri
dative	kaprise	kaprislere
locative	kapriste	kaprislerde
ablative	kapristen	kaprislerden
genitive	kaprisin	kaprislerin

Derived terms

• kaprisli (“capricious”)