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kapiskál

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian capisco (first-person singular present of capire (to understand)) and Venetan capiso (first-person singular present of capir (to understand)), from Latin capiō (to take in, understand). Probably introduced by Hungarian soldiers stationing in northern Italy. Influenced by kapiál (to understand, comprehend) (archaic), also from Latin capiō (to take in, understand).[1] Compare German kapieren (to understand). Doublet of kapacitás.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒpiʃkaːl], [ˈkɒpiʒɡaːl]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pis‧kál
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Verb

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kapiskál

  1. (transitive, informal) to begin to understand; to get the hang of (something)
    Synonyms: felfog, megért

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ kapiskál in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

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