kapera
Basque
Etymology
First attested in 1775, ultimately from Late Latin cappella, probably via Occitan capèla. An early borrowing from Latin would have yielded *kapela.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /kapeɾa/ [ka.pe.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa, -a
- Hyphenation: ka‧pe‧ra
Noun
kapera inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | kapera | kapera | kaperak | kaperok |
| ergative | kaperak | kaperak | kaperek | kaperok |
| dative | kaperari | kaperari | kaperei | kaperoi |
| genitive | kaperaren | kaperaren | kaperen | kaperon |
| comitative | kaperarekin | kaperarekin | kaperekin | kaperokin |
| causative | kaperarengatik | kaperarengatik | kaperengatik | kaperongatik |
| benefactive | kaperarentzat | kaperarentzat | kaperentzat | kaperontzat |
| instrumental | kaperaz | kaperaz | kaperez | kaperotaz |
| innesive | kaperatan | kaperan | kaperetan | kaperotan |
| locative | kaperatako | kaperako | kaperetako | kaperotako |
| allative | kaperatara | kaperara | kaperetara | kaperotara |
| terminative | kaperataraino | kaperaraino | kaperetaraino | kaperotaraino |
| directive | kaperatarantz | kaperarantz | kaperetarantz | kaperotarantz |
| destinative | kaperatarako | kaperarako | kaperetarako | kaperotarako |
| ablative | kaperatatik | kaperatik | kaperetatik | kaperotatik |
| partitive | kaperarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | kaperatzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- kapera-maisu
- kaperaño
Further reading
- “kapera”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “kapera”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Swahili
Pronunciation
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Noun
kapera class V (plural makapera class VI)
Derived terms
- ukapera (“bachelorhood”)