kaput
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”). Cognate to Dutch kapot.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kaput (not comparable)
- (informal) Out of order; not working.
- Synonyms: broken; see also Thesaurus:out of order
- My car went kaput.
- His career is kaput.
- Her marriage went kaput.
- 1998, Saving Private Ryan:
- German propaganda loudspeaker: […] The Statue of Liberty is KAPUT.
Captain Miller: "The Statue of Liberty is kaput" – huh, that's disconcerting.
- 2014 October 11, Simon Hattenstone, “Russell Brand: ‘I want to address the alienation and despair’”, in The Guardian[1]:
- In the book, his conclusion is simple: capitalism is kaput, celebrity charity won’t plug holes, revolution is the only solution. Yet it also feels like a bit of a cop-out: he insists all this can be achieved through love, peace and understanding.
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”).
Adjective[edit]
kaput (neuter kaput, plural and definite singular attributive kaput)
References[edit]
- “kaput” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kaput (not comparable)
- (informal, predicative only) kaput
Declension[edit]
Adverb[edit]
kaput (not comparable)
Anagrams[edit]
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaput
- accusative singular of kapu
- Nyisd ki a kaput! ― Open the gate!
Kavalan[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaput
Synonyms[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German kaputt, from French être capot, from Old French capote, from cape, from Late Latin cappa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
kaput
Usage notes[edit]
Used only in a predicative position.
Further reading[edit]
- kaput in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kaput in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sakizaya[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaput
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kàpūt m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀пӯт)
Declension[edit]
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Sundanese[edit]
Verb[edit]
kaput
- to sew
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish قاپوت (kaput), from French capote.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaput (definite accusative kaputu, plural kaputlar)
Declension[edit]
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | kaput | |
Definite accusative | kaputu | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | kaput | kaputlar |
Definite accusative | kaputu | kaputları |
Dative | kaputa | kaputlara |
Locative | kaputta | kaputlarda |
Ablative | kaputtan | kaputlardan |
Genitive | kaputun | kaputların |
- English terms borrowed from German
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- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ʊt
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- Rhymes:English/uːt
- Rhymes:English/uːt/2 syllables
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- Finnish terms borrowed from German
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑput
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑput/2 syllables
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- Rhymes:Polish/aput
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