Hungarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian capisco (first-person singular present of capire (to understand)) and Venetian capiso (first-person singular present of capir (to understand)), from Latin capiō (to take in, understand). Probably introduced by Hungarian soldiers stationing in northern Italy. Influenced by kapiál (to understand, comprehend) (archaic), also from Latin capiō (to take in, understand).[1] Compare German kapieren (to understand). Doublet of kapacitás.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒpiʃkaːl], [ˈkɒpiʒɡaːl]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pis‧kál
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Verb

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kapiskál

  1. (transitive, informal) to begin to understand; to get the hang of (something)
    Synonyms: felfog, megért

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ kapiskál in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

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