Kappe

See also: kappe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, kapha, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“coat, hood”). Doublet of Kapuze and Cappuccino. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this form with -pp- (instead of -pf- or -ff-) loaned from or influenced by Low German?”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkapə/
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  • Rhymes: -apə

Noun

Kappe f (genitive Kappe, plural Kappen, diminutive Käppchen n or Käpplein n)

  1. cap, hood

Declension

Declension of Kappe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kappe die Kappen
genitive einer der Kappe der Kappen
dative einer der Kappe den Kappen
accusative eine die Kappe die Kappen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Danish: kappe

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Kappe

  1. plural of Kapp
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