Kapsel

See also: kapsel

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German kapsel, from Latin capsula (“small box or chest”), from Latin capsa (“box, case”), from Latin capiō (“to capture, to seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapsl̩/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Kapsel f (genitive Kapsel, plural Kapseln)

1. (medicine, pharmacy) capsule
2. pod, shell
3. sagger

Declension

Declension of Kapsel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kapsel	die	Kapseln
genitive	einer	der	Kapsel	der	Kapseln
dative	einer	der	Kapsel	den	Kapseln
accusative	eine	die	Kapsel	die	Kapseln

Derived terms

• abkapseln, einkapseln, kapseln, verkapseln

Related terms

• Baumwollkapsel
• Fruchtkapsel
• Kaffeekapsel
• Kapseldeckel
• Kapselfrucht
• Medikamentenkapsel
• Medizinkapsel
• Mohnkapsel
• Mondkapsel
• Raumkapsel
• Retardkapsel
• Samenkapsel
• Sprechkapsel
• Sprengkapsel
• Unterwasserkapsel
• Weltraumkapsel
• Zeitkapsel

 

Descendants

• → Dutch: kapsel (“capsule”)

Further reading

• “Kapsel” in Duden online
• “Kapsel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kapsel” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Kapsel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰapsl̩/

Noun

Kapsel f (plural Kapsle)

1. capsule

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Latin capsula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpsəl/

Noun

Kapsel f (plural Kapselen)

1. capsule
2. bottle cap, bottle top