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Etymology

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From Middle High German kappūn, Old High German chappo; derived from Latin capo. Cognate with Dutch kapoen, English capon, French chapon, Ancient Greek κάπων (kápōn), Italian cappone.[1]

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Noun

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Kapaun m (strong, genitive Kapauns, plural Kapaune)

  1. capon (a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kapaun”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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  • Kapaun” in Duden online
  • Kapaun” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache