kapâwel

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • kumpâwel

Etymology

.

French capable, German kapabel

Adjective

kapâwel

  1. (Low Prussian) capable

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: kapôwen

References

  • Frischbier, Hermann (1882–1883) “kapâwel”, in Preußisches Wörterbuch. Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer (in German), volume 1, Berlin: Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin. (Adolph Enslin.), page 334
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