"Kapitän" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /kapiˈtɛːn/, [ka.piˈtɛːn], [-pɪ-], [-ˈteːn] Audio: De-Kapitän.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German kapitān, borrowed (13th c.) in the military sense from Old French capitaine (“leader”), from Late Latin capitāneus. The nautical sense (15th c.) follows Italian capitano. The sport sense (early 20th c.) follows English captain. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|kapitān}} Middle High German kapitān, {{der|de|fro|capitaine||leader}} Old French capitaine (“leader”), {{der|de|LL.|capitāneus}} Late Latin capitāneus, {{der|de|it|capitano}} Italian capitano, {{der|de|en|captain}} English captain Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es􂀿rare, nonstandard􂁀,e|f=in}} Kapitän m (strong, genitive Kapitäns or (rare, nonstandard) Kapitänes, plural Kapitäne, feminine Kapitänin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es􂀿rare, nonstandard􂁀,e}} Forms: Kapitäns [genitive], Kapitänes [genitive, nonstandard, rare], Kapitäne [plural], Kapitänin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Kapitän [nominative, singular], Kapitäne [definite, nominative, plural], Kapitäns [genitive, singular], Kapitänes [genitive, singular], Kapitäne [definite, genitive, plural], Kapitän [dative, singular], Kapitäne [dative, singular], Kapitänen [dative, definite, plural], Kapitän [accusative, singular], Kapitäne [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (nautical, aviation) captain Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Aviation, Nautical Synonyms: Käpt'n, Käpten, Kaptein
    Sense id: en-Kapitän-de-noun-J4C47vmY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 10 3 38 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport
  2. (military, navy) Short for Kapitän zur See (“captain: high-level officer rank equivalent to an army colonel”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, masculine, strong Alternative form of: Kapitän zur See (extra: captain: high-level officer rank equivalent to an army colonel) Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Kapitän-de-noun-O3j9xDDQ Topics: government, military, navy, politics, war
  3. (other military, obsolete, except in translation of cognate words) captain (medium-level officer rank) Tags: masculine, obsolete, strong Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: Hauptmann
    Sense id: en-Kapitän-de-noun-F7JFNg~7
  4. (sports) captain (player who leads a team and serves as contact person for the referee) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Sports, Occupations Synonyms: Spielführer
    Sense id: en-Kapitän-de-noun-u9cZbTsu Disambiguation of Occupations: 16 24 19 41 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Flottenkapitän, Flugkapitän, Fregattenkapitän, Kapitänleutnant, Kapitänsbinde, Kapitänskajüte (Kajüte des Kapitäns), Korvettenkapitän

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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "captain (player who leads a team and serves as contact person for the referee)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "captain",
          "captain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) captain (player who leads a team and serves as contact person for the referee)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Spielführer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kapiˈtɛːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.piˈtɛːn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-pɪ-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ˈteːn]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Kapitän.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/57/De-Kapit%C3%A4n.ogg/De-Kapit%C3%A4n.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/De-Kapit%C3%A4n.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kapitän"
}

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