kápa

See also: kapa, kapā, and kåpa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kápa, cognate with Swedish kåpa (“cloak, hood; cover”), Danish kåbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰauːpa/

  Rhymes: -auːpa

Noun

kápa f (genitive singular kápu, nominative plural kápur)

1. coat
2. cope (liturgical vestment)
3. cover (of a book)

Declension

declension of kápa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kápa	kápan	kápur	kápurnar
accusative	kápu	kápuna	kápur	kápurnar
dative	kápu	kápunni	kápum	kápunum
genitive	kápu	kápunnar	kápa/kápna	kápanna/kápnanna

Derived terms

• verða ekki kápan úr því klæðinu
• bera kápuna á báðum öxlum

See also

• kjölur
• spjald

Anagrams

• páka