kapral
See also: Kapral and kaprál
Estonian
Etymology
From French caporal, from Italian caporale (from capo (“head”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑprɑl/, [ˈkɑprɑl]
- Rhymes: -ɑprɑl
- Hyphenation: kap‧ral
Noun
kapral (genitive kaprali, partitive kapralit)
- (military) corporal (non-commissioned officer)
- Synonym: (slang) pulgamees
- Hypernyms: allohvitser, sõjaväelane
Declension
| Declension of kapral (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kapral | kapralid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kaprali | ||
| genitive | kapralite | ||
| partitive | kapralit | kapraleid | |
| illative | kapralisse | kapralitesse kapraleisse | |
| inessive | kapralis | kapralites kapraleis | |
| elative | kapralist | kapralitest kapraleist | |
| allative | kapralile | kapralitele kapraleile | |
| adessive | kapralil | kapralitel kapraleil | |
| ablative | kapralilt | kapralitelt kapraleilt | |
| translative | kapraliks | kapraliteks kapraleiks | |
| terminative | kapralini | kapraliteni | |
| essive | kapralina | kapralitena | |
| abessive | kapralita | kapraliteta | |
| comitative | kapraliga | kapralitega | |
References
- kapral in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “kapral”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian caporale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.pral/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -apral
- Syllabification: ka‧pral
- Homophone: Kapral
Noun
kapral m pers (related adjective kapralski, abbreviation kpr.)
- (military) corporal (non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4; the rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private)
- Hypernym: podoficer
- (derogatory) person with coarse manners
Declension
Declension of kapral
Noun
kapral m animal
Declension
Declension of kapral
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kapral | kaprale |
| genitive | kaprala | kaprali |
| dative | kapralowi | kapralom |
| accusative | kaprala | kaprale |
| instrumental | kapralem | kapralami |
| locative | kapralu | kapralach |
| vocative | kapralu | kaprale |
Derived terms
nouns
- kapralstwo