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cap.

head

3 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkap]Balearic, Central, Northern, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. head

    masculine

  2. boss, chief, leader

    masculine
    cap d'estat

  3. cape (piece of land)

    masculine

  4. chief

    masculine

  5. end

    masculine
    cap de setmana
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Catalan cap Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus (“head, chief”), from Latin caput (“head, etc.”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput. Compare Occitan cap. Compare also French personne (which can mean either "person" or "nobody").

pron[ˈkap]Balearic, Central, Northern, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. none, not one (usually with no or other negative particle)

    No n'hi ha cap de maduixa

  2. anyone (in questions and suppositions)

    Que en falta cap?
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Catalan cap Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus (“head, chief”), from Latin caput (“head, etc.”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput. Compare Occitan cap. Compare also French personne (which can mean either "person" or "nobody").

prep[ˈkap]Balearic, Central, Northern, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. towards, to

    Anem cap a França.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Catalan cap Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus (“head, chief”), from Latin caput (“head, etc.”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput. Compare Occitan cap. Compare also French personne (which can mean either "person" or "nobody").

det[ˈkap]Balearic, Central, Northern, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. no, not any (usually with no or other negative particle)

    invariable
    No hi ha cap iogurt de maduixa.
    Ha de treballar sense cap eina.

  2. any (in questions and suppositions)

    invariable
    Que hi falta cap peça?
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Catalan cap Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus (“head, chief”), from Latin caput (“head, etc.”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput. Compare Occitan cap. Compare also French personne (which can mean either "person" or "nobody").

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