kapten

See also: käpten

Dutch

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Verb

kapten

1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of kappen

Anagrams

• knapte, pakten

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Estonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Late Latin capitāneus.

Noun

kapten (genitive kapteni, partitive kaptenit)

1. captain (commander of a sea-going vessel)
2. captain; the athlete a sports team who speaks for the team with the referee
3. (military) captain

Declension

Inflection of kapten (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	kapten	kaptenid
accusative	kapteni	kaptenid
genitive	kapteni	kaptenite
partitive	kaptenit	kapteneid
illative	kaptenisse	kaptenitesse kapteneisse
inessive	kaptenis	kaptenites kapteneis
elative	kaptenist	kaptenitest kapteneist
allative	kaptenile	kaptenitele kapteneile
adessive	kaptenil	kaptenitel kapteneil
ablative	kaptenilt	kaptenitelt kapteneilt
translative	kapteniks	kapteniteks kapteneiks
terminative	kaptenini	kapteniteni
essive	kaptenina	kaptenitena
abessive	kaptenita	kapteniteta
comitative	kapteniga	kaptenitega

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English captain.

Noun

kapten

1. captain
2. leader

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Swedish

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Noun

kapten c

1. captain; the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel
2. captain; a military rank
3. captain; the athlete a sports team who speaks for the team with the referee

Declension

Declension of kapten
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kapten	kaptenen	kaptener	kaptenerna
Genitive	kaptens	kaptenens	kapteners	kaptenernas

Related terms

• kaptensgrad
• fartygskapten