See also: cepurē

Latvian edit

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Cepures

Etymology edit

From Proto-Baltic *kepur-, from a derived stem *kep-r̥-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (cover). Cognates include Lithuanian kepùrė, Proto-Slavic *čepьcь (Russian чепе́ц (čepéc, cap), Belarusian чапе́ц (čapjéc, cap), Czech čepec (cap), čepice (hat), Polish czepek (cap)), Ancient Greek σκέπη (sképē, cover, shade, protection).[1]

Noun edit

cepure f (5th declension)

  1. hat (clothing accessory meant to cover the head)
    salmu cepurestraw hat
    ziemas cepurewinter hat
    pacelt, noņemt, uzlikt cepurito remove one's hat
    bruņu cepure, bruņucepurehelmet (lit. armored hat)

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References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.