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Kappe
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See also: kappe
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, kapha, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“coat, hood”). Doublet of Kapuze and Cappuccino. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this form with -pp- (instead of -pf- or -ff-) loaned from or influenced by Low German?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Kappe f (genitive Kappe, plural Kappen, diminutive Käppchen n or Käpplein n)
Declension
Declension of Kappe [feminine]
Derived terms
- Badekappe
- Bromkappe
- Duschkappe
- Eiskappe
- etwas auf seine Kappe nehmen
- Käppi
- Narrenkappe
- Polarkappe
- Polkappe
- Radkappe
- Rotkäppchen
- Schwimmkappe
- Stoffkappe
- Tarnkappe
- verkappt
Related terms
Descendants
- → Danish: kappe
Further reading
- “Kappe” in Duden online
- “Kappe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kappe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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Pennsylvania German
Noun
Kappe
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