Kaplan

See also: kaplan and kapłan

English

Etymology

From the Latin, cappellanus.

Proper noun

Kaplan (plural Kaplans)

A surname.

Derived terms

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kaplan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 274.
Forebears

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kaplān, kappelān, from Medieval Latin cappellānus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈplaːn]
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Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Kaplan m (strong, genitive Kaplans, plural Kapläne)

chaplain

Declension

Declension of Kaplan [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kaplan	die	Kapläne
genitive	eines	des	Kaplans	der	Kapläne
dative	einem	dem	Kaplan	den	Kaplänen
accusative	einen	den	Kaplan	die	Kapläne

Further reading

“Kaplan” in Duden online

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