See also: Kapo, kapò, kapó, kápo, kápó, and kãpó

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Kapo, see there for further etymology. Doublet of corporal and capo.

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Noun edit

kapo (plural kapos)

  1. (historical) A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.

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Etymology edit

From Italian capo (head, chief), probably via Spanish capo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kapo/ [ka.po]
  • Rhymes: -apo
  • Hyphenation: ka‧po

Noun edit

kapo anim

  1. crime boss, capo

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkapo]
  • Rhymes: -apo
  • Hyphenation: ka‧po

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin capus (head). Doublet of ĉapitro.

Noun edit

kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

  1. (anatomy) head
    • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta[1]:
      Kiom da kapoj, tiom da opinioj.
      However many heads, that many opinions.
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Etymology 2 edit

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From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa, the letter Κ).

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kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

  1. kappa

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Etymology edit

From Italian capotasto.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑpo/, [ˈkɑ̝po̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpo
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧po

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kapo

  1. (music) capotasto, capo

Declension edit

Inflection of kapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kapo kapot
genitive kapon kapojen
partitive kapoa kapoja
illative kapoon kapoihin
singular plural
nominative kapo kapot
accusative nom. kapo kapot
gen. kapon
genitive kapon kapojen
partitive kapoa kapoja
inessive kapossa kapoissa
elative kaposta kapoista
illative kapoon kapoihin
adessive kapolla kapoilla
ablative kapolta kapoilta
allative kapolle kapoille
essive kapona kapoina
translative kapoksi kapoiksi
abessive kapotta kapoitta
instructive kapoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kaponi kaponi
accusative nom. kaponi kaponi
gen. kaponi
genitive kaponi kapojeni
partitive kapoani kapojani
inessive kapossani kapoissani
elative kapostani kapoistani
illative kapooni kapoihini
adessive kapollani kapoillani
ablative kapoltani kapoiltani
allative kapolleni kapoilleni
essive kaponani kapoinani
translative kapokseni kapoikseni
abessive kapottani kapoittani
instructive
comitative kapoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kaposi kaposi
accusative nom. kaposi kaposi
gen. kaposi
genitive kaposi kapojesi
partitive kapoasi kapojasi
inessive kapossasi kapoissasi
elative kapostasi kapoistasi
illative kapoosi kapoihisi
adessive kapollasi kapoillasi
ablative kapoltasi kapoiltasi
allative kapollesi kapoillesi
essive kaponasi kapoinasi
translative kapoksesi kapoiksesi
abessive kapottasi kapoittasi
instructive
comitative kapoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kapomme kapomme
accusative nom. kapomme kapomme
gen. kapomme
genitive kapomme kapojemme
partitive kapoamme kapojamme
inessive kapossamme kapoissamme
elative kapostamme kapoistamme
illative kapoomme kapoihimme
adessive kapollamme kapoillamme
ablative kapoltamme kapoiltamme
allative kapollemme kapoillemme
essive kaponamme kapoinamme
translative kapoksemme kapoiksemme
abessive kapottamme kapoittamme
instructive
comitative kapoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kaponne kaponne
accusative nom. kaponne kaponne
gen. kaponne
genitive kaponne kapojenne
partitive kapoanne kapojanne
inessive kapossanne kapoissanne
elative kapostanne kapoistanne
illative kapoonne kapoihinne
adessive kapollanne kapoillanne
ablative kapoltanne kapoiltanne
allative kapollenne kapoillenne
essive kaponanne kapoinanne
translative kapoksenne kapoiksenne
abessive kapottanne kapoittanne
instructive
comitative kapoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kaponsa kaponsa
accusative nom. kaponsa kaponsa
gen. kaponsa
genitive kaponsa kapojensa
partitive kapoaan
kapoansa
kapojaan
kapojansa
inessive kapossaan
kapossansa
kapoissaan
kapoissansa
elative kapostaan
kapostansa
kapoistaan
kapoistansa
illative kapoonsa kapoihinsa
adessive kapollaan
kapollansa
kapoillaan
kapoillansa
ablative kapoltaan
kapoltansa
kapoiltaan
kapoiltansa
allative kapolleen
kapollensa
kapoilleen
kapoillensa
essive kaponaan
kaponansa
kapoinaan
kapoinansa
translative kapokseen
kapoksensa
kapoikseen
kapoiksensa
abessive kapottaan
kapottansa
kapoittaan
kapoittansa
instructive
comitative kapoineen
kapoinensa

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.po/
  • (file)

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kapo m (plural kapos)

  1. (historical) kapo

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Ido edit

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kapo (plural kapi)

  1. head

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.

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kapo m pers (indeclinable) or kapo f (indeclinable)

  1. (historical, Nazism) kapo (male or female)

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

kapo

  1. vocative singular of kapa

Further reading edit

  • kapo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kapo in Polish dictionaries at PWN