Kaplan

See also: kaplan and kapłan

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Kaplan (surname)

Wikipedia

Etymology

From the Latin, cappellanus.

Proper noun

Kaplan (plural Kaplans)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Kaplanian
• Kaplan turbine

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kaplan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 274.
• Forebears

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaplan]

Proper noun

Kaplan m anim (female equivalent Kaplnanová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kaplan (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kaplan	Kaplané, Kaplani
genitive	Kaplana	Kaplanů
dative	Kaplanovi	Kaplanům
accusative	Kaplana	Kaplany
vocative	Kaplane	Kaplané, Kaplani
locative	Kaplanovi	Kaplanech
instrumental	Kaplanem	Kaplany

Further reading

• “Kaplan”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Kaplan

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Alternative forms

• Kapellan (dated)

Etymology

From Middle High German kaplān, kappelān, from Medieval Latin cappellānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈplaːn]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Kaplan m (strong, genitive Kaplans, plural Kapläne or (dated) Kaplane)

1. chaplain

Declension

Declension of Kaplan [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kaplan	die	Kapläne, Kaplane
genitive	eines	des	Kaplans	der	Kapläne, Kaplane
dative	einem	dem	Kaplan	den	Kaplänen, Kaplanen
accusative	einen	den	Kaplan	die	Kapläne, Kaplane

Related terms

• Kapelle

Further reading

• “Kaplan” in Duden online