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 (feminine)

	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