"Kapitel" meaning in German

See Kapitel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaˈpɪtəl/, /kaˈpiːtəl/ Audio: De-Kapitel.ogg
Etymology: In the sense of “clerical body” inherited from Middle High German kapitel, capittel, from Latin capitulum. In the sense of “text section” a later borrowing from the same source (ca. 1500). Occasional Old High German kapital, kapitula had no sustained continuation in Middle High German. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|kapitel}} Middle High German kapitel, {{der|de|la|capitulum}} Latin capitulum, {{cog|goh|kapital}} Old High German kapital Head templates: {{de-noun|n|dim=chen}} Kapitel n (strong, genitive Kapitels, plural Kapitel, diminutive Kapitelchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Kapitels [genitive], Kapitel [plural], Kapitelchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Kapitel [nominative, singular], Kapitel [definite, nominative, plural], Kapitels [genitive, singular], Kapitel [definite, genitive, plural], Kapitel [dative, singular], Kapiteln [dative, definite, plural], Kapitel [accusative, singular], Kapitel [accusative, definite, plural], Capitel [alternative, obsolete]
  1. chapter (section of a text) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Kapitel-de-noun-FXqJFGHF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Textual division Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Textual division: 81 19
  2. (Christianity) chapter (clerical body) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Kapitel-de-noun-3Hfy6gqc Categories (other): Christianity, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Domkapitel, Hauptkapitel, kapiteln, Kapitelsaal, kapitelweise, Unterkapitel

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Domkapitel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptkapitel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kapiteln"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kapitelsaal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kapitelweise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Unterkapitel"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: kapitel",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: kapitel"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "kapitel",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: kapitel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: kapitel"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "kapitel",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: kapitel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: kapitel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "kapitel",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: kapitel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: kapitel"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "kapitel"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitelchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapiteln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Capitel",
      "tags": [
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "dim": "chen"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "81 19",
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Textual division",
          "orig": "de:Textual division",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "That's another story. / I could write a whole book about it.",
          "text": "Das ist ein Kapitel für sich.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chapter (section of a text)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kapitel-de-noun-FXqJFGHF",
      "links": [
        [
          "chapter",
          "chapter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "de:Christianity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "chapter (clerical body)"
      ],
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          "Christianity"
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          "chapter",
          "chapter"
        ]
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        "(Christianity) chapter (clerical body)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
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        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈpɪtəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈpiːtəl/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/De-Kapitel.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kapitel"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Latin",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Textual division"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Domkapitel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauptkapitel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kapiteln"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kapitelsaal"
    },
    {
      "word": "kapitelweise"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unterkapitel"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "kapitel",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: kapitel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: kapitel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "kapitel",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: kapitel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: kapitel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "kapitel",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: kapitel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: kapitel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "kapitel",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: kapitel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: kapitel"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
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      "form": "Kapitels",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitelchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapiteln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kapitel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Capitel",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "n",
        "dim": "chen"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapitel n (strong, genitive Kapitels, plural Kapitel, diminutive Kapitelchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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              12,
              19
            ]
          ],
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          "chapter"
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        "strong"
      ]
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        "(Christianity) chapter (clerical body)"
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        "neuter",
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        "Christianity"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/kaˈpɪtəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈpiːtəl/"
    },
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