cepure

See also: cepurē

Latvian

Cepures

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *kepur-, from a derived stem *kep-r̥-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“cover”). Cognates include Lithuanian kepùrė, Proto-Slavic *čepьcь (Russian чепе́ц (čepéc, “cap”), Belarusian чапе́ц (čapjéc, “cap”), Czech čepec (“cap”), čepice (“hat”), Polish czepek (“cap”)), Ancient Greek σκέπη (sképē, “cover, shade, protection”).

Noun

cepure f (5th declension)

1. hat (clothing accessory meant to cover the head)

   salmu cepure ― straw hat

   ziemas cepure ― winter hat

   pacelt, noņemt, uzlikt cepuri ― to remove one's hat

   bruņu cepure, bruņucepure ― helmet (lit. armored hat)

Declension

Declension of cepure (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	cepure	cepures
genitive	cepures	cepuru
dative	cepurei	cepurēm
accusative	cepuri	cepures
instrumental	cepuri	cepurēm
locative	cepurē	cepurēs
vocative	cepure	cepures

Derived terms

• bruņucepure, bruņu cepure

See also

• mice f
• platmale f