See also: Kaper

Dutch

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Etymology

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From kapen (to take away, rob, plunder).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːpər

Noun

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kaper m (plural kapers, diminutive kapertje n)

  1. privateer, pirate
    de Duinkerker kapersthe Dunkirk Privateers
  2. hijacker
    treinkapertrain hijacker
    vliegtuigkaperplane hijacker

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: caper
  • Papiamentu: kaper (dated)

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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kaper

  1. inflection of kapern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch kaper.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaper m pers

  1. (historical) privateer (government-sanctioned pirate)
    Synonym: korsarz

Declension

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Noun

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kaper m inan

  1. (historical, in the plural) privateer (privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
nouns
verb

Further reading

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  • kaper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Czech kapr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkapɛr/
  • Rhymes: -apɛr
  • Syllabification: ka‧per

Noun

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kaper m animal

  1. common carp (species of fish in the carp family)

Further reading

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  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “kaper”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 126