kaptein.
captain; a military officer rank between lieutenant and major
Meaning & usage
captain; a military officer rank between lieutenant and major
En kaptein er ofte leder eller nestkommanderende for et kompani.
captain, skipper; the person in command of a merchant ship or passenger aircraft
Kapteinen har hovedansvaret for skipets sjødyktighet.
captain; a player who leads the other players on a team
Hun er kaptein på landslaget.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch kapitein (“captain”), with influence from French capitaine (“captain”), both ultimately from Medieval Latin capitaneus (“chief, leader”), from caput (“head”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kaptein, Danish kaptajn, Swedish kapten, English captain, Dutch kapitein and French capitaine (“captain”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.