kapre

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

kapre

1. inflection of kapern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the noun kaper; compare with German kapern.

Verb

kapre (imperative kapr or kapre, present tense kaprer, passive kapres, simple past and past participle kapra or kapret, present participle kaprende)

1. to hijack, capture, seize

References

• “kapre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kapra

Etymology

From Middle Low German kapern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kɑː.prə/

Verb

kapre (present tense kaprar, past tense kapra, past participle kapra, passive infinitive kaprast, present participle kaprande, imperative kapre/kapr)

1. to hijack

References

• “kapre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• kaper, karpe

Tagalog

Detail of Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de la Yslas Filipinas (1734) by Pedro Murillo Velarde showing the slaves brought from East Africa, usually by the Portuguese, sold in Manila as "Cafres"

Etymology

From Spanish cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “unbeliever”), originally referring to the East African slaves brought by the Portuguese and sold in Manila as "Cafres".

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kap‧re
• IPA^(key): /ˈkapɾe/, [ˈkap.ɾɛ]

Noun

kapre (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. (folklore) ogre or giant believed to smoke cigars and live in old trees, especially balete (banyan) trees

References

• “kapre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 78