kaperi

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German kapern, from Dutch kaper (“pirate; hijacker”), from kapen (“to hijack, privateer”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [kaˈperi]
Rhymes: -eri
Hyphenation: ka‧pe‧ri

Verb edit

kaperi (present kaperas, past kaperis, future kaperos, conditional kaperus, volitive kaperu)

(aviation, nautical) to hijack, seize, capture
La pirataro rapide kaperis la komercŝipon.
The crew of pirates quickly hijacked the merchant ship.

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