English

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Kapusta (sense 1) with mushrooms
Kapusta (sense 2)

Etymology

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From Polish kapusta, Russian капу́ста (kapústa), Slovak kapusta, Ukrainian капу́ста (kapústa).

Noun

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kapusta (uncountable)

  1. A dish of braised or stewed sauerkraut or cabbage, with bacon, mushroom and onion or garlic.
    • 1979, Paul Wrobel, Our Way: Family, Parish, and Neighborhood in a Polish-American Community, Notre Dame, Ind., London: University of Notre Dame Press, →ISBN, page 107:
      Fresh kiełbasa is made, center cut pork chops are trimmed just right, and the kapusta (sauerkraut) is prepared for cooking.
    • 2000, Jim Vozar, “Making Kapusta and Having Fun”, in Wisconsin Slovak[1], Wisconsin Slovak Historical Society:
      Then the kapusta was packed into jars super tight and topped with a little kraut juice.
    • 2016, Kenna White, Virgin Territory[2], Tallahassee, Fla.: Bella Books, →ISBN:
      And there would be the typical mother/daughter bickering over how much salt to add to the kapusta, a traditional cooked cabbage dish.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:kapusta.
  2. Cabbage soup.
    • 1931, Albert Muldavin, The Red Fog Lifts, New York, N.Y., London: D. Appleton and Company, page 264:
      So you are the gentleman from America who has come to try out our kapusta (cabbage soup) and Communism. I am sure you will go back praising our kapusta.
    • 1952, Alf Evers, The Colonel’s Squad, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, page 18:
      The cabbage soup, the kapusta, it will be ready soon.
    • 1994 February 9, Beverly Bundy, “Riscky’s is back in the Saddle and almost as good”, in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 88th year, number 290, Forth Worth, Tex., section D, page 1:
      Another interesting offering is kapusta ($1.50 cup, $2.50 bowl), a sauerkraut soup native to Poland.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:kapusta.

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kapusta f

  1. the Gemmifera group of cabbages
    Synonym: brukev

Declension

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Further reading

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  • kapusta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kapusta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from dialectal Russian копы́стка (kopýstka) (compare Polish kopyść, kopystka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑpustɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝pus̠tɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpustɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧pus‧ta

Noun

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kapusta

  1. wooden spoon (spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation)
    Synonyms: puukauha, puulusikka

Declension

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Inflection of kapusta (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative kapusta kapustat
genitive kapustan kapustoiden
kapustoitten
kapustojen
partitive kapustaa kapustoita
kapustoja
illative kapustaan kapustoihin
singular plural
nominative kapusta kapustat
accusative nom. kapusta kapustat
gen. kapustan
genitive kapustan kapustoiden
kapustoitten
kapustojen
kapustain rare
partitive kapustaa kapustoita
kapustoja
inessive kapustassa kapustoissa
elative kapustasta kapustoista
illative kapustaan kapustoihin
adessive kapustalla kapustoilla
ablative kapustalta kapustoilta
allative kapustalle kapustoille
essive kapustana kapustoina
translative kapustaksi kapustoiksi
abessive kapustatta kapustoitta
instructive kapustoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kapusta (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kapustani kapustani
accusative nom. kapustani kapustani
gen. kapustani
genitive kapustani kapustoideni
kapustoitteni
kapustojeni
kapustaini rare
partitive kapustaani kapustoitani
kapustojani
inessive kapustassani kapustoissani
elative kapustastani kapustoistani
illative kapustaani kapustoihini
adessive kapustallani kapustoillani
ablative kapustaltani kapustoiltani
allative kapustalleni kapustoilleni
essive kapustanani kapustoinani
translative kapustakseni kapustoikseni
abessive kapustattani kapustoittani
instructive
comitative kapustoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kapustasi kapustasi
accusative nom. kapustasi kapustasi
gen. kapustasi
genitive kapustasi kapustoidesi
kapustoittesi
kapustojesi
kapustaisi rare
partitive kapustaasi kapustoitasi
kapustojasi
inessive kapustassasi kapustoissasi
elative kapustastasi kapustoistasi
illative kapustaasi kapustoihisi
adessive kapustallasi kapustoillasi
ablative kapustaltasi kapustoiltasi
allative kapustallesi kapustoillesi
essive kapustanasi kapustoinasi
translative kapustaksesi kapustoiksesi
abessive kapustattasi kapustoittasi
instructive
comitative kapustoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kapustamme kapustamme
accusative nom. kapustamme kapustamme
gen. kapustamme
genitive kapustamme kapustoidemme
kapustoittemme
kapustojemme
kapustaimme rare
partitive kapustaamme kapustoitamme
kapustojamme
inessive kapustassamme kapustoissamme
elative kapustastamme kapustoistamme
illative kapustaamme kapustoihimme
adessive kapustallamme kapustoillamme
ablative kapustaltamme kapustoiltamme
allative kapustallemme kapustoillemme
essive kapustanamme kapustoinamme
translative kapustaksemme kapustoiksemme
abessive kapustattamme kapustoittamme
instructive
comitative kapustoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kapustanne kapustanne
accusative nom. kapustanne kapustanne
gen. kapustanne
genitive kapustanne kapustoidenne
kapustoittenne
kapustojenne
kapustainne rare
partitive kapustaanne kapustoitanne
kapustojanne
inessive kapustassanne kapustoissanne
elative kapustastanne kapustoistanne
illative kapustaanne kapustoihinne
adessive kapustallanne kapustoillanne
ablative kapustaltanne kapustoiltanne
allative kapustallenne kapustoillenne
essive kapustananne kapustoinanne
translative kapustaksenne kapustoiksenne
abessive kapustattanne kapustoittanne
instructive
comitative kapustoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kapustansa kapustansa
accusative nom. kapustansa kapustansa
gen. kapustansa
genitive kapustansa kapustoidensa
kapustoittensa
kapustojensa
kapustainsa rare
partitive kapustaansa kapustoitaan
kapustojaan
kapustoitansa
kapustojansa
inessive kapustassaan
kapustassansa
kapustoissaan
kapustoissansa
elative kapustastaan
kapustastansa
kapustoistaan
kapustoistansa
illative kapustaansa kapustoihinsa
adessive kapustallaan
kapustallansa
kapustoillaan
kapustoillansa
ablative kapustaltaan
kapustaltansa
kapustoiltaan
kapustoiltansa
allative kapustalleen
kapustallensa
kapustoilleen
kapustoillensa
essive kapustanaan
kapustanansa
kapustoinaan
kapustoinansa
translative kapustakseen
kapustaksensa
kapustoikseen
kapustoiksensa
abessive kapustattaan
kapustattansa
kapustoittaan
kapustoittansa
instructive
comitative kapustoineen
kapustoinensa

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compounds

Descendants

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  • Karelian:

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Kapusta.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian капуста (kapusta).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kapusta

  1. cabbage (any of various cultivars)
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 39:
      Kapussan, lantut, porkkanat.
      Cabbage, turnips, carrots.

Declension

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Declension of kapusta (type 3/kana, st-ss gradation)
singular plural
nominative kapusta kapussat
genitive kapussan kapustoin
partitive kapustaa kapustoja
illative kapustaa kapustoihe
inessive kapussaas kapussois
elative kapussast kapussoist
allative kapussalle kapussoille
adessive kapussaal kapussoil
ablative kapussalt kapussoilt
translative kapussaks kapussoiks
essive kapustanna, kapustaan kapustoinna, kapustoin
exessive1) kapustant kapustoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 119

Karelian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑpustɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pus‧ta

Etymology 1

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Regional variants of kapusta
North Karelian
(Viena)
kapusta
South Karelian
(Tver)
kapusta

Borrowed from Russian капуста (kapusta).

Noun

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kapusta (genitive kapustan, partitive kapustua)

  1. (South Karelian or dialectal) cabbage
Declension
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Viena Karelian declension of kapusta (type 4/kala, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kapusta kapustat
genitive kapustan kapustojen
partitive kapustua kapustoja
illative kapustah kapustoih
inessive kapustašša kapustoissa
elative kapustašta kapustoista
adessive kapustalla kapustoilla
ablative kapustalta kapustoilta
translative kapustakši kapustoiksi
essive kapustana kapustoina
comitative kapustoineh
abessive kapustatta kapustoitta
Tver Karelian declension of kapusta (type 4/kala no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kapusta kapustat
genitive kapustan kapustoin
partitive kapustua kapustoida
illative kapustah kapustoih
inessive kapustašša kapustoissa
elative kapustašta kapustoista
adessive kapustalla kapustoilla
ablative kapustalda kapustoilda
translative kapustakši kapustoiksi
essive kapustana kapustoina
comitative kapustanke kapustoinke
abessive kapustatta kapustoitta
Possessive forms of kapusta
1st person kapustani
2nd person kapustaš
3rd person kapustah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.
Synonyms
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  • (North Karelian) kuali, (South Karelian, dialectal) kuali

Etymology 2

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Regional variants of kapusta
North Karelian
(Viena)
kapusta
South Karelian
(Tver)
kapusta

Borrowed from Finnish kapusta.

Noun

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kapusta (genitive kapustan, partitive kapustua)

  1. ladle (deep-bowled spoon)
Declension
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Viena Karelian declension of kapusta (type 4/kala, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kapusta kapustat
genitive kapustan kapustojen
partitive kapustua kapustoja
illative kapustah kapustoih
inessive kapustašša kapustoissa
elative kapustašta kapustoista
adessive kapustalla kapustoilla
ablative kapustalta kapustoilta
translative kapustakši kapustoiksi
essive kapustana kapustoina
comitative kapustoineh
abessive kapustatta kapustoitta
Tver Karelian declension of kapusta (type 4/kala no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kapusta kapustat
genitive kapustan kapustoin
partitive kapustua kapustoida
illative kapustah kapustoih
inessive kapustašša kapustoissa
elative kapustašta kapustoista
adessive kapustalla kapustoilla
ablative kapustalda kapustoilda
translative kapustakši kapustoiksi
essive kapustana kapustoina
comitative kapustanke kapustoinke
abessive kapustatta kapustoitta
Possessive forms of kapusta
1st person kapustani
2nd person kapustaš
3rd person kapustah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.
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References

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  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “kapusta”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “kapusta”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja[4], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
  • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “поварёшка”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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kapusta

Etymology

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An old Romance borrowing, probably formed from a contamination of Medieval Latin composita and caputium. Compare Belarusian капу́ста (kapústa), Kashubian kapùsta, Russian капу́ста (kapústa), Silesian kapusta, Slovak kapusta, Ukrainian капу́ста (kapústa), Serbo-Croatian kupus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈpus.ta/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -usta
  • Syllabification: ka‧pus‧ta
  • Homophone: Kapusta

Noun

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kapusta f (diminutive kapustka, augmentative kapucha or kapuścisko, related adjective kapuściany or kapustny)

  1. cabbage (plant)
  2. cabbage (leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable)
  3. (slang) cabbage (cash, money)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pieniądze

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Noun

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kapusta m pers or f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) cabbage (person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage)
  2. (slang) informant, snitch (one who relays confidential information)

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Further reading

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

Slovak

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Noun

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kapusta f (genitive singular kapusty, nominative plural kapusty, genitive plural kapúst, declension pattern of žena)

  1. cabbage

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • kapusta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024