kapo

See also: Kapo, kapò, kapó, kápo, kápó, and kãpó

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kapo, see there for further etymology. Doublet of corporal and capo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːpəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpəʊ/

Noun

kapo (plural kapos)

1. (historical) A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.

Translations

prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, supervising other prisoners

• French: kapo (fr) m
• German: Kapo (de) m
• Hebrew: קאפו
• Hungarian: kápó (hu)
• Polish: kapo (pl) m or f
• Russian: капо́ (ru) m or f (kapó)
• Yiddish: קאַפּאָ m (kapo)

Anagrams

• Pako-, poak, poka

Basque

Etymology

From Italian capo (“head, chief”), probably via Spanish capo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapo/ [ka.po]
• Rhymes: -apo
• Hyphenation: ka‧po

Noun

kapo anim

1. crime boss, capo

Declension

Declension of kapo (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kapo	kapoa	kapoak
ergative	kapok	kapoak	kapoek
dative	kapori	kapoari	kapoei
genitive	kaporen	kapoaren	kapoen
comitative	kaporekin	kapoarekin	kapoekin
causative	kaporengatik	kapoarengatik	kapoengatik
benefactive	kaporentzat	kapoarentzat	kapoentzat
instrumental	kapoz	kapoaz	kapoez
inessive	kaporengan	kapoarengan	kapoengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	kaporengana	kapoarengana	kapoengana
terminative	kaporenganaino	kapoarenganaino	kapoenganaino
directive	kaporenganantz	kapoarenganantz	kapoenganantz
destinative	kaporenganako	kapoarenganako	kapoenganako
ablative	kaporengandik	kapoarengandik	kapoengandik
partitive	kaporik	—	—
prolative	kapotzat	—	—

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapo]
• Rhymes: -apo
• Hyphenation: ka‧po

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin capus (“head”). Doublet of ĉapitro.

Noun

kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

1. (anatomy) head
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta‎^[1]:

     Kiom da kapoj, tiom da opinioj.

     However many heads, that many opinions.

Derived terms

• skeletkapo (“skull”)

Etymology 2

Greek Alphabet

Κκ	Previous:	joto
	Next:	lambdo

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa, “the letter Κ”).

Noun

kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

1. kappa

Finnish

Alternative forms

• capo

Etymology

From Italian capotasto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpo/, [ˈkɑ̝po̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑpo
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧po

Noun

kapo

1. (music) capotasto, capo

Declension

Inflection of kapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kapo	kapot
genitive		kapon	kapojen
partitive		kapoa	kapoja
illative		kapoon	kapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kapo	kapot
accusative	nom.	kapo	kapot
	gen.	kapon
genitive		kapon	kapojen
partitive		kapoa	kapoja
inessive		kapossa	kapoissa
elative		kaposta	kapoista
illative		kapoon	kapoihin
adessive		kapolla	kapoilla
ablative		kapolta	kapoilta
allative		kapolle	kapoille
essive		kapona	kapoina
translative		kapoksi	kapoiksi
abessive		kapotta	kapoitta
instructive		—	kapoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaponi kaponi accusative nom. kaponi kaponi gen. kaponi genitive kaponi kapojeni partitive kapoani kapojani inessive kapossani kapoissani elative kapostani kapoistani illative kapooni kapoihini adessive kapollani kapoillani ablative kapoltani kapoiltani allative kapolleni kapoilleni essive kaponani kapoinani translative kapokseni kapoikseni abessive kapottani kapoittani instructive — — comitative — kapoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaposi kaposi accusative nom. kaposi kaposi gen. kaposi genitive kaposi kapojesi partitive kapoasi kapojasi inessive kapossasi kapoissasi elative kapostasi kapoistasi illative kapoosi kapoihisi adessive kapollasi kapoillasi ablative kapoltasi kapoiltasi allative kapollesi kapoillesi essive kaponasi kapoinasi translative kapoksesi kapoiksesi abessive kapottasi kapoittasi instructive — — comitative — kapoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kapomme kapomme accusative nom. kapomme kapomme gen. kapomme genitive kapomme kapojemme partitive kapoamme kapojamme inessive kapossamme kapoissamme elative kapostamme kapoistamme illative kapoomme kapoihimme adessive kapollamme kapoillamme ablative kapoltamme kapoiltamme allative kapollemme kapoillemme essive kaponamme kapoinamme translative kapoksemme kapoiksemme abessive kapottamme kapoittamme instructive — — comitative — kapoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaponne kaponne accusative nom. kaponne kaponne gen. kaponne genitive kaponne kapojenne partitive kapoanne kapojanne inessive kapossanne kapoissanne elative kapostanne kapoistanne illative kapoonne kapoihinne adessive kapollanne kapoillanne ablative kapoltanne kapoiltanne allative kapollenne kapoillenne essive kaponanne kapoinanne translative kapoksenne kapoiksenne abessive kapottanne kapoittanne instructive — — comitative — kapoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kaponsa kaponsa accusative nom. kaponsa kaponsa gen. kaponsa genitive kaponsa kapojensa partitive kapoaan kapoansa kapojaan kapojansa inessive kapossaan kapossansa kapoissaan kapoissansa elative kapostaan kapostansa kapoistaan kapoistansa illative kapoonsa kapoihinsa adessive kapollaan kapollansa kapoillaan kapoillansa ablative kapoltaan kapoltansa kapoiltaan kapoiltansa allative kapolleen kapollensa kapoilleen kapoillensa essive kaponaan kaponansa kapoinaan kapoinansa translative kapokseen kapoksensa kapoikseen kapoiksensa abessive kapottaan kapottansa kapoittaan kapoittansa instructive — — comitative — kapoineen kapoinensa

Anagrams

• pako, poka

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.po/

• Audio:

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Noun

kapo m (plural kapos)

1. (historical) kapo

Further reading

• “kapo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Ido

Noun

kapo (plural kapi)

1. head

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pɔ/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -apɔ
• Syllabification: ka‧po

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Kapo.

Noun

kapo m pers or f (indeclinable)

1. (historical, Nazism) kapo (prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor)

Declension

Declension of kapo

	singular	plural
nominative	kapo	kapowie/kapy (deprecative)
genitive	kapa	kapów
dative	kapowi	kapom
accusative	kapa	kapów
instrumental	kapem	kapami
locative	kapie	kapach
vocative	kapo	kapowie/kapy (deprecative)

or

Indeclinable.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kapo f

1. vocative singular of kapa

Further reading

• kapo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kapo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kapo in PWN's encyclopedia