kapuuts

Estonian

Brünett naine kollase kapuutsiga

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kapuze, from Italian cappuccio, ultimately from Medieval Latin caputium, either from caput (head) or cappa (cape).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑˈpuːts/, [kɑˈpuːts]
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  • Rhymes: -uːts
  • Hyphenation: ka‧puuts

Noun

kapuuts (genitive kapuutsi, partitive kapuutsi)

  1. hood (bag-shaped headwear attached to another garment, such as a coat, jacket or cardigan)
    vihmamantli kapuutsthe hood of a raincoat
    kapuutsiga palitua hooded coat
    Ta tõmbas kapuutsi pähe.He put his hood up.
    kapuutsides nunnadhooded monks

Declension

Synonyms

  • paslik

Derived terms

  • kaputsiin
    • kaputsiinlane

References

  • kapuuts in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), kapuuts”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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