kapusta
//kaˈpus.ta//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.cabbage (plant)
- 2.cabbage (leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable)
- 3.slangcabbage (cash, money)
- 4.colloquialderogatorycabbage (person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage)
- 5.slanginformant, snitch (one who relays confidential information)
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
An old Romance borrowing, probably formed from a contamination of Medieval Latin composita and caputium. Compare Belarusian капу́ста (kapústa), Kashubian kapùsta, Russian капу́ста (kapústa), Silesian kapusta, Slovak kapusta, Ukrainian капу́ста (kapústa), Serbo-Croatian kupus.
Forms
- kapustkadiminutive
- kapuchaaugmentative
- kapuściskoaugmentative
- kapuścianyadjective
- kapustnyadjective
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kapusta | kapusty |
| Genitive | kapusty | kapustów |
| Dative | kapuście | kapustom |
| Accusative | kapustę | kapustów |
| Instrumental | kapustą | kapustami |
| Locative | kapuście | kapustach |
| Vocative | kapusto | kapusty |
Nominative
Singular
kapusta
Plural
kapusty
Genitive
Singular
kapusty
Plural
kapustów
Dative
Singular
kapuście
Plural
kapustom
Accusative
Singular
kapustę
Plural
kapustów
Instrumental
Singular
kapustą
Plural
kapustami
Locative
Singular
kapuście
Plural
kapustach
Vocative
Singular
kapusto
Plural
kapusty