кепка

Russian

Etymology

From ке́пи (képi) +‎ -ка (-ka), from French képi, from German Käppi. Several steps omitting from Latin cappa. Doublet of капо́т (kapót), капу́т (kapút), капуци́н (kapucín), капучи́но (kapučíno), капюшо́н (kapjušón), and ша́пка (šápka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʲepkə]
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Noun

ке́пка • (képkaf inan (genitive ке́пки, nominative plural ке́пки, genitive plural ке́пок, diminutive ке́почка)

  1. soft, billed hat (usually for a male)
  2. peaked cap
    метр с ке́пкойmetr s képkojvery short (of a person) (literally, “a metre (tall) with a peaked cap”)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: կեպկա (kepka)
  • Ingrian: kepka