kaper

See also: Kaper

Dutch

Etymology

From kapen (“to take away, rob, plunder”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːpər

Noun

kaper m (plural kapers, diminutive kapertje n)

  1. privateer, pirate
    de Duinkerker kapers ― the Dunkirk Privateers
  2. hijacker
    treinkaper ― train hijacker
    vliegtuigkaper ― plane hijacker

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: caper
  • → Papiamentu: kaper (dated)

German

Pronunciation
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Verb

kaper

  1. inflection of kapern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kaper.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈka.pɛr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -apɛr
  • Syllabification: ka‧per

Noun

kaper m pers

  1. (historical) privateer (government-sanctioned pirate)
    Synonym: korsarz

Declension
Declension of kaper
singular plural
nominative kaper kaprowie/kaprzy
genitive kapra kaprów
dative kaprowi kaprom
accusative kapra kaprów
instrumental kaprem kaprami
locative kaprze kaprach
vocative kaprze kaprowie/kaprzy

Noun

kaper m inan

  1. (historical, in the plural) privateer (privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo)

Declension
Declension of kaper
singular plural
nominative kaper kapry
genitive kapra kaprów
dative kaprowi kaprom
accusative kaper kapry
instrumental kaprem kaprami
locative kaprze kaprach
vocative kaprze kapry

Derived terms
adjective
  • kaperski
nouns
  • kaperka
  • kaperownik
  • kaperstwo
  • kaperunek
verb
  • kaperować impf

Further reading
  • kaper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech kapr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkapɛr/
  • Rhymes: -apɛr
  • Syllabification: ka‧per

Noun

kaper m animal

  1. common carp (species of fish in the carp family)

Further reading
  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “kaper”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 126
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