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caber

See also: cąber and Cąber

English

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man tossing a caber

Etymology

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From Scottish Gaelic cabar (“spar, pole”).

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Noun

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caber (plural cabers)

  1. A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.

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Verb

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caber (first-person singular present cabo, first-person singular preterite cabí, past participle cabut)

  1. Alternative form of cabre

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of caber (second conjugation, irregular)
infinitive caber
gerund cabent
past participle masculine feminine
singular cabut cabuda
plural cabuts cabudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present cabo caps cap cabem cabeu caben
imperfect cabia cabies cabia cabíem cabíeu cabien
future cabré cabràs cabrà cabrem cabreu cabran
preterite cabí caberes cabé cabérem cabéreu caberen
conditional cabria cabries cabria cabríem cabríeu cabrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present càpiga càpigues càpiga capiguem capigueu càpiguen
imperfect cabés cabessis cabés cabéssim cabéssiu cabessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — cap càpiga capiguem cabeu càpiguen
negative (no) — no càpigues no càpiga no capiguem no capigueu no càpiguen

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galcian and Old Galician-Portuguese caber, from Latin capere, present active infinitive of capiō (“I take in, contain”), from Proto-Italic *kapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈbeɾ/ [kɑˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ber

Verb

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caber (first-person singular present caibo, first-person singular preterite couben, past participle cabido)
caber (first-person singular present caibo, first-person singular preterite coubem or coube, past participle cabido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to fit (in something)
  2. to hold or contain; to be capable of containing

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of caber (irregular)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal caber
Personal caber caberes caber cabermos caberdes caberen
Gerund
cabendo
Past participle
Masculine cabido cabidos
Feminine cabida cabidas
Indicative
Present caibo cabes cabe cabemos cabedes caben
Imperfect cabía cabías cabía cabiamos cabiades cabían
Preterite couben coubeches coubo coubemos coubestes couberon
Pluperfect coubera couberas coubera couberamos couberades couberan
Future caberei caberás caberá caberemos caberedes caberán
Conditional cabería caberías cabería caberiamos caberiades caberían
Subjunctive
Present caiba caibas caiba caibamos caibades caiban
Imperfect coubese coubeses coubese coubésemos coubésedes coubesen
Future couber couberes couber coubermos couberdes couberen
Imperative
Affirmative cabe caiba caibamos cabede caiban
Negative (non) non caibas non caiba non caibamos non caibades non caiban
    Reintegrated conjugation of caber (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal caber
Personal caber caberes caber cabermos caberdes caberem
Gerund
cabendo
Past participle
Masculine cabido cabidos
Feminine cabida cabidas
Indicative
Present caibo cabes cabe cabemos cabedes, cabeis cabem
Imperfect cabia cabias cabia cabíamos cabíades, cabíeis, cabíais1 cabiam
Preterite coubem, coube coubeste, coubeche1 coubo, coube coubemos coubestes coubérom, couberam
Pluperfect coubera couberas coubera coubéramos coubérades, coubéreis, coubérais1 couberam
Future caberei caberás caberá caberemos caberedes, cabereis caberám, caberão
Conditional caberia caberias caberia caberíamos caberíades, caberíeis, caberíais1 caberiam
Subjunctive
Present caiba caibas caiba caibamos caibades, caibais caibam
Imperfect coubesse coubesses coubesse coubéssemos coubéssedes, coubésseis coubessem
Future couber couberes couber coubermos couberdes couberem
Imperative
Affirmative cabe caiba caibamos cabede, cabei caibam
Negative (nom) nom caibas nom caiba nom caibamos nom caibades, nom caibais nom caibam

1Less recommended.

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References

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  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “caber”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “caber” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “caber” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “caber” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan caber, from Latin capere, present active infinitive of capiō (“I take in, contain”), from Proto-Italic *kapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”).

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Verb

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caber

  1. to fit (in)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese caber, from Latin capere (“to take in, contain”), from Proto-Italic *kapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”). Compare Galician caber, Spanish caber, Italian capire (“to understand”) and Romanian încăpea.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbeɾ/ [kɐˈβeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbe.ɾi/ [kɐˈβe.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ber

Verb

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caber (first-person singular present caibo, first-person singular preterite coube, past participle cabido)

  1. (transitive with em) to fit (in something, no matter if space or volume is left)
    Este tamanho não cabe em mim.
    This size doesn't fit me.
  2. (transitive with em) to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, opening etc. no matter if space is left)
  3. (transitive with em) to hold; to be capable of containing
    Nesse auditório cabem duas mil pessoas.
    That auditorium holds two thousand people.
  4. (transitive with a) to be responsible for; to be up to somebody
    Cabe a você fazer uma escolha.
    It's up to you to make a choice.
  5. (transitive with a) to be allotted to, to be distributed to
    A cada um coube uma pequena parte.
    A small part was distributed to each person.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of caber (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal caber
Personal caber caberes caber cabermos caberdes caberem
Gerund
cabendo
Past participle
Masculine cabido cabidos
Feminine cabida cabidas
Indicative
Present caibo cabes cabe cabemos cabeis cabem
Imperfect cabia cabias cabia cabíamos cabíeis cabiam
Preterite coube coubeste coube coubemos coubestes couberam
Pluperfect coubera couberas coubera coubéramos coubéreis couberam
Future caberei caberás caberá caberemos cabereis caberão
Conditional caberia caberias caberia caberíamos caberíeis caberiam
Subjunctive
Present caiba caibas caiba caibamos caibais caibam
Imperfect coubesse coubesses coubesse coubéssemos coubésseis coubessem
Future couber couberes couber coubermos couberdes couberem
Imperative
Affirmative cabe caiba caibamos cabei caibam
Negative (não) não caibas não caiba não caibamos não caibais não caibam

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:caber.

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish caber, from Latin capere (“take, hold, contain”), from Proto-Italic *kapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”). Compare English have, capture, catch and chase. See also Spanish cazar, cachar.

The 1SG reflects an original */'kaipo/, through metathesis from Latin capio. Compare Portuguese caibo.

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Verb

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caber (first-person singular present quepo, first-person singular preterite cupe, past participle cabido)

  1. (transitive) to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains))
    Synonym: entrar
    Quise tomar prestados los pantalones de mi hermana pequeña, pero no me cabían.
    I wanted to borrow my little sister's trousers, but they didn't fit me.
  2. (transitive) to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.)
    Synonym: pasar
  3. (transitive) to be held or contained (to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains))
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to have, hold, should be (in certain phrases)
    No os quepa duda... ― Make no mistake about it...
    Cabe señalar que... ― It should be noted that...
    No cabe comparación entre las dos cosas.
    The two things aren't comparable.
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc.
    Synonym: tener cabida
  6. (archaic) to take
  7. (archaic) to understand
  8. to be possible
    Cabe eso. ― There is room for it.

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  • When something or somebody fits into something, in a strict sense, usually an adverb such as justo, justamente, or apenas is added.
  • This verb always implies an active sense; i.e., the subject always does the action of this verb, although some translations to English may have a passive form.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of caber (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive caber
gerund cabiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular cabido cabida
plural cabidos cabidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present quepo cabestú
cabésvos 		cabe cabemos cabéis caben
imperfect cabía cabías cabía cabíamos cabíais cabían
preterite cupe cupiste cupo cupimos cupisteis cupieron
future cabré cabrás cabrá cabremos cabréis cabrán
conditional cabría cabrías cabría cabríamos cabríais cabrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present quepa quepastú
quepásvos2 		quepa quepamos quepáis quepan
imperfect
(ra) 		cupiera cupieras cupiera cupiéramos cupierais cupieran
imperfect
(se) 		cupiese cupieses cupiese cupiésemos cupieseis cupiesen
future1 cupiere cupieres cupiere cupiéremos cupiereis cupieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative cabetú
cabévos 		quepa quepamos cabed quepan
negative no quepas no quepa no quepamos no quepáis no quepan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of caber (irregular)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive caber
dative caberme caberte caberle, caberse cabernos caberos caberles, caberse
accusative caberme caberte caberlo, caberla, caberse cabernos caberos caberlos, caberlas, caberse
with gerund cabiendo
dative cabiéndome cabiéndote cabiéndole, cabiéndose cabiéndonos cabiéndoos cabiéndoles, cabiéndose
accusative cabiéndome cabiéndote cabiéndolo, cabiéndola, cabiéndose cabiéndonos cabiéndoos cabiéndolos, cabiéndolas, cabiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cabe
dative cábeme cábete cábele cábenos not used cábeles
accusative cábeme cábete cábelo, cábela cábenos not used cábelos, cábelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative cabé
dative cabeme cabete cabele cabenos not used cabeles
accusative cabeme cabete cabelo, cabela cabenos not used cabelos, cabelas
with formal second-person singular imperative quepa
dative quépame not used quépale, quépase quépanos not used quépales
accusative quépame not used quépalo, quépala, quépase quépanos not used quépalos, quépalas
with first-person plural imperative quepamos
dative not used quepámoste quepámosle quepámonos quepámoos quepámosles
accusative not used quepámoste quepámoslo, quepámosla quepámonos quepámoos quepámoslos, quepámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cabed
dative cabedme not used cabedle cabednos cabeos cabedles
accusative cabedme not used cabedlo, cabedla cabednos cabeos cabedlos, cabedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative quepan
dative quépanme not used quépanle quépannos not used quépanles, quépanse
accusative quépanme not used quépanlo, quépanla quépannos not used quépanlos, quépanlas, quépanse

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