kapera

Basque

Etymology

First attested in 1775, ultimately from Late Latin cappella, probably via Occitan capèla. An early borrowing from Latin would have yielded *kapela.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /kapeɾa/ [ka.pe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa, -a
• Hyphenation: ka‧pe‧ra

Noun

kapera inan

1. chapel

   Synonyms: ermita, baseliza

Declension

Declension of kapera (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kapera	kapera	kaperak
ergative	kaperak	kaperak	kaperek
dative	kaperari	kaperari	kaperei
genitive	kaperaren	kaperaren	kaperen
comitative	kaperarekin	kaperarekin	kaperekin
causative	kaperarengatik	kaperarengatik	kaperengatik
benefactive	kaperarentzat	kaperarentzat	kaperentzat
instrumental	kaperaz	kaperaz	kaperez
inessive	kaperatan	kaperan	kaperetan
locative	kaperatako	kaperako	kaperetako
allative	kaperatara	kaperara	kaperetara
terminative	kaperataraino	kaperaraino	kaperetaraino
directive	kaperatarantz	kaperarantz	kaperetarantz
destinative	kaperatarako	kaperarako	kaperetarako
ablative	kaperatatik	kaperatik	kaperetatik
partitive	kaperarik	—	—
prolative	kaperatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• kapera-maisu
• kaperaño

Further reading

• “kapera”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “kapera”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Swahili

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Noun

kapera class V (plural makapera class VI)

1. bachelor (unmarried man)

   Synonym: mseja

Derived terms

• ukapera (“bachelorhood”)