kapall

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːpatl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Irish capall.

Noun

kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)

1. horse, mare
2. a horseload of hay

Declension

Declension of kapall (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kapall	kapallinn	kaplar	kaplarnir
accusative	kapal	kapalinn	kapla	kaplana
dative	kapli	kaplinum	köplum	köplunum
genitive	kapals	kapalsins	kapla	kaplanna

Derived terms

• kaplamjólk (“mare's milk”)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Late Latin capulum, probably through Danish kabel.

Noun

kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)

1. rope, cable
2. (electronics) cable, cord

Declension

Declension of kapall (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kapall	kapallinn	kaplar	kaplarnir
accusative	kapal	kapalinn	kapla	kaplana
dative	kapli	kaplinum	köplum	köplunum
genitive	kapals	kapalsins	kapla	kaplanna

Related terms

• kabill

Etymology 3

Alteration of kaball, which in most of Iceland sounds exactly the same (in the singular).

Noun

kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)

1. a game of solitaire (card game played by a single player), (UK) patience

Declension

Declension of kapall (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kapall	kapallinn	kaplar	kaplarnir
accusative	kapal	kapalinn	kapla	kaplana
dative	kapli	kaplinum	köplum	köplunum
genitive	kapals	kapalsins	kapla	kaplanna

Derived terms

• leggja kapal

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)