kapota

See also: kapotą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קָפּוֹטָה, derived from French capote (“greatcoat”).

Noun

kapota (plural kapotas)

1. (Judaism) A long black coat worn on certain occasions by members of the Chabad movement.
   • 1988 September 2, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “A Special Connection With God”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     They also wear large-brimmed black felt fedoras, and for all religious occasions a kapota, a knee-length double-breasted silk coat.)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French capote, from Latin caput.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpɔ.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Syllabification: ka‧po‧ta

Noun

kapota f (diminutive kapotka)

1. (colloquial) greatcoat

   Synonym: okrycie

Declension

Declension of kapota

	singular	plural
nominative	kapota	kapoty
genitive	kapoty	kapot
dative	kapocie	kapotom
accusative	kapotę	kapoty
instrumental	kapotą	kapotami
locative	kapocie	kapotach
vocative	kapoto	kapoty

Further reading

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