"cap" meaning in French

See cap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kap/ Audio: Fr-cap.ogg Forms: caps [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Occitan cap, from Latin caput. Doublet of chef. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|oc|cap|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Occitan cap, {{bor+|fr|oc|cap}} Borrowed from Occitan cap, {{der|fr|la|caput}} Latin caput, {{doublet|fr|chef}} Doublet of chef Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cap m (plural caps)
  1. (geography) cape Tags: masculine Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-DtL6JTne Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. (archaic) head Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-ny5tM6Nx
  3. (nautical) heading Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-XmD~WsDs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with language name categories using raw markup, French terms with irregularly sounded consonant Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 18 16 50 1 15 Disambiguation of French entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 1 50 2 22 Disambiguation of French terms with irregularly sounded consonant: 27 3 47 3 20 Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (figuratively) goal, direction, course Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: cible
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-1o~hbkkT
  5. (Quebec, geography) cap (summit of a mountain) Tags: Quebec, masculine Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-p8MXH7iR Categories (other): Quebec French Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cap glacé, de pied en cap

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cap meaning in French (3.7kB)

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