kapota

See also: kapotą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קָפּוֹטָה, derived from French capote (“greatcoat”).

Noun

kapota (plural kapotas)

  1. (Judaism) A long black coat worn on certain occasions by members of the Chabad movement.
    • 1988 September 2, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “A Special Connection With God”, in Chicago Reader‎[1], archived from the original on 19 May 2011:
      They also wear large-brimmed black felt fedoras, and for all religious occasions a kapota, a knee-length double-breasted silk coat.)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French capote, from Latin caput.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kaˈpɔ.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: ka‧po‧ta

Noun

kapota f (diminutive kapotka)

  1. (colloquial or dialectal, Łowicz) greatcoat
    Synonyms: okrycie, palto

Declension

Declension of kapota
singular plural
nominative kapota kapoty
genitive kapoty kapot
dative kapocie kapotom
accusative kapotę kapoty
instrumental kapotą kapotami
locative kapocie kapotach
vocative kapoto kapoty

Further reading

  • kapota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kapota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Marzena Kozanecka-Zwierz, Magdalena Bartosiewicz, Renata Marciniak-Firadza, editors (2014), “kapota”, in Gwara – Księżaków "język ojczysty" Dziedzictwo regionu łowickiego (in Polish), Łowicz: Muzeum w Łowiczu, →ISBN, page 34
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