Caprice

See also: caprice

English

Proper noun

Caprice

1. A female given name.

German

Alternative forms

• Kaprice, Kaprize

Etymology

Borrowed from French caprice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpʁiːsə/, /kaˈpʁis/

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• Hyphenation: Ca‧pri‧ce

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Noun

Caprice f (genitive Caprice, plural Capricen)

1. (higher register) caprice (an impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion)

   Synonym: Laune

2. (music) capriccio

   Synonym: Capriccio

Usage notes

• The spelling Caprice has been an optional spelling since 2011.

Declension

Declension of Caprice [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Caprice	die	Capricen
genitive	einer	der	Caprice	der	Capricen
dative	einer	der	Caprice	den	Capricen
accusative	eine	die	Caprice	die	Capricen

Related terms

• Kapriole
• kapriziös

Further reading

• Caprice on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Caprice” in Duden online
• “Caprice” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache