Kappe

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, kapha, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (coat, hood). Doublet of Kapuze and Cappuccino. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this form with -pp- (instead of -pf- or -ff-) loaned from or influenced by Low German?”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkapə/
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  • Rhymes: -apə

Noun

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Kappe f (genitive Kappe, plural Kappen, diminutive Käppchen n or Käpplein n)

  1. cap, hood

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Danish: kappe

Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Kappe

  1. plural of Kapp