Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic копие (kopije), from Proto-Slavic *kopьje (see details of derivation there), from *kopati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kop-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (to strike, beat). Compare Russian копьё (kopʹjó).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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кап'ё (kapʺjón inan (genitive кап'я́, nominative plural ко́п'і, genitive plural ко́п'яў)

  1. (historical) spear
    Synonym: дзі́да (dzída)

Declension

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References

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  • кап'ё” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • кап'ё”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)