kaprys

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkap.rɨs/

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• Rhymes: -aprɨs
• Syllabification: kap‧rys

Noun

kaprys m inan (diminutive kaprysik)

1. fancy, whim (fanciful impulse or whimsical idea)

   Synonyms: fanaberia, zachcianka

2. caprice (unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes)
3. (music) capriccio (piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character)
4. (painting) capriccio (type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting)

Declension

Declension of kaprys

	singular	plural
nominative	kaprys	kaprysy
genitive	kaprysu	kaprysów
dative	kaprysowi	kaprysom
accusative	kaprys	kaprysy
instrumental	kaprysem	kaprysami
locative	kaprysie	kaprysach
vocative	kaprysie	kaprysy

Derived terms

adjective

• kapryśny

 

verb

• kaprysić

 

Related terms

adverb

• kapryśnie

 

nouns

• kapryśnica
• kapryśnik
• kapryśność

 

Further reading

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