kapel

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kapel, from Middle Dutch capelle, ultimately from Latin cappella.

Pronunciation

Noun

kapel (plural kapelle)

  1. chapel, small Christian place of worship

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cappella.

Pronunciation

Noun

kapel n (singular definite kapellet, plural indefinite kapeller)

  1. chapel

Declension

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch capelle, ultimately from Latin cappella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈpɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Homophone: Kapel

Noun

kapel f (plural kapellen, diminutive kapelletje n)

  1. chapel, small Christian place of worship
  2. (uncommon) shrine, small non-Christian temple or sanctuary
  3. orchestra
    Synonym: orkest
  4. (dialectal) butterfly
    Synonyms: schoenlapper, vlinder

Derived terms

- ecclesiastical:

- musical:

- toponyms:

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kapel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kampele
  • Indonesian: kapel
  • Papiamentu: kapèl, kapel
  • Sranan Tongo: kapelka

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch kapel, from Middle Dutch capelle, ultimately from Latin cappella. Doublet of kapela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkapɛl]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pèl

Noun

kapel (plural kapel-kapel, first-person possessive kapelku, second-person possessive kapelmu, third-person possessive kapelnya)

  1. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism) chapel: a place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
    Synonyms: kapela, oratorium

Alternative forms

Further reading

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gabel.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɑːbʲɛlʲ], (enunciated) [kɑ pʲɛlʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kæɰpʲɛlʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kahpel}

Noun

kapel

  1. a fork

References