Kapaun
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German kappūn, Old High German chappo; derived from Latin capo. Cognate with Dutch kapoen, English capon, French chapon, Ancient Greek κάπων (kápōn), Italian cappone.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Kapaun m (strong, genitive Kapauns, plural Kapaune)
- capon (a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kapaun [masculine, strong]
References
[edit]- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kapaun”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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