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

  1. chapel
    Synonyms: ermita, baseliza

Declension

Declension of kapera (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kapera kapera kaperak
ergative kaperak kaperak kaperek
dative kaperari kaperari kaperei
genitive kaperaren kaperaren kaperen
comitative kaperarekin kaperarekin kaperekin
causative kaperarengatik kaperarengatik kaperengatik
benefactive kaperarentzat kaperarentzat kaperentzat
instrumental kaperaz kaperaz kaperez
inessive kaperatan kaperan kaperetan
locative kaperatako kaperako kaperetako
allative kaperatara kaperara kaperetara
terminative kaperataraino kaperaraino kaperetaraino
directive kaperatarantz kaperarantz kaperetarantz
destinative kaperatarako kaperarako kaperetarako
ablative kaperatatik kaperatik kaperetatik
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

Noun

kapera class V (plural makapera class VI)

  1. bachelor (unmarried man)
    Synonym: mseja

Derived terms

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