kaprys

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkap.rɨs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aprɨs
  • Syllabification: kap‧rys

Noun

kaprys m inan (diminutive kaprysik)

  1. fancy, whim (fanciful impulse or whimsical idea)
    Synonyms: fanaberia, zachcianka
  2. caprice (unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes)
  3. (music) capriccio (piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character)
  4. (painting) capriccio (type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting)

Declension
Declension of kaprys
singular plural
nominative kaprys kaprysy
genitive kaprysu kaprysów
dative kaprysowi kaprysom
accusative kaprys kaprysy
instrumental kaprysem kaprysami
locative kaprysie kaprysach
vocative kaprysie kaprysy

Derived terms
adjective
verb
adverb
nouns
  • kapryśnica
  • kapryśnik
  • kapryśność

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