kapâwel

German Low German

Alternative forms

kumpâwel

Etymology

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French capable, German kapabel

Adjective

kapâwel

(Low Prussian) capable

Descendants

→ Kashubian: kapôwen

References

Frischbier, Hermann (1882–1883) “kapâwel”, in Preußisches Wörterbuch. Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer (in German), volume 1, Berlin: Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin. (Adolph Enslin.), page 334