kapa
//ˈka.pa/ | /ˈka.pa//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
kapa is the genitive/accusative singular form of kapo — “kapo (prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor)”.
Definitions
- 1.cover (top sheet of a bed)
- 2.cope, mantle, mantum (long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass)
- 3.companionway
- 4.horse blanket, rug (blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse)
- 5.cape (cloth used by a bullfighter to trick the bull)
- 6.piece of leather used in flails to tie the sledge with the beater
- 7.slanglookout (session of watching for an approaching enemy)
- 8.colloquialflop, turkey (failure)
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa. Sense 5 is a semantic loan from Spanish capa.
Forms
- kapkadiminutive
- kapalternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kapa | kapy |
| Genitive | kapy | kap |
| Dative | kapie | kapom |
| Accusative | kapę | kapy |
| Instrumental | kapą | kapami |
| Locative | kapie | kapach |
| Vocative | kapo | kapy |
Nominative
Singular
kapa
Plural
kapy
Genitive
Singular
kapy
Plural
kap
Dative
Singular
kapie
Plural
kapom
Accusative
Singular
kapę
Plural
kapy
Instrumental
Singular
kapą
Plural
kapami
Locative
Singular
kapie
Plural
kapach
Vocative
Singular
kapo
Plural
kapy