"Kap" meaning in German

See Kap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kap/ Audio: De-Kap.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German kap, from Middle French cap. Compare Dutch kaap, English cape. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|gml|kap}} Borrowed from Middle Low German kap, {{der|de|frm|cap}} Middle French cap, {{cog|nl|kaap}} Dutch kaap, {{cog|en|cape}} English cape Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} Kap n (strong, genitive Kaps, plural Kaps) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,s}} Forms: Kaps [genitive], Kaps [plural], strong [table-tags], Kap [nominative, singular], Kaps [definite, nominative, plural], Kaps [genitive, singular], Kaps [definite, genitive, plural], Kap [dative, singular], Kaps [dative, definite, plural], Kap [accusative, singular], Kaps [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. cape (headland) Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms: Kap der Guten Hoffnung, Kap Horn, Kap Hoorn, Nordkap, Ostkap, Westkap
    Sense id: en-Kap-de-noun-nUVhuDjf Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Landforms

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "kap"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Middle Low German kap",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "cap"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French cap",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "kaap"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kaap",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cape"
      },
      "expansion": "English cape",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle Low German kap, from Middle French cap. Compare Dutch kaap, English cape.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kap",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kap",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kap",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,s"
      },
      "expansion": "Kap n (strong, genitive Kaps, plural Kaps)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "de:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Kap der Guten Hoffnung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kap Horn"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kap Hoorn"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nordkap"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ostkap"
        },
        {
          "word": "Westkap"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cape (headland)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cape",
          "cape"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/kap/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ad/De-Kap.ogg/De-Kap.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/De-Kap.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kap"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Kap der Guten Hoffnung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kap Horn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kap Hoorn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nordkap"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ostkap"
    },
    {
      "word": "Westkap"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "kap"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Middle Low German kap",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "cap"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French cap",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "kaap"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kaap",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cape"
      },
      "expansion": "English cape",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle Low German kap, from Middle French cap. Compare Dutch kaap, English cape.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kap",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kap",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kap",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,s"
      },
      "expansion": "Kap n (strong, genitive Kaps, plural Kaps)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms borrowed from Middle Low German",
        "German terms derived from Middle French",
        "German terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Landforms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cape (headland)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cape",
          "cape"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kap/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Kap.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ad/De-Kap.ogg/De-Kap.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/De-Kap.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kap"
}

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