Kaaps

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans Kaaps.

Proper noun

Kaaps

1. (South Africa) The form of the Afrikaans language spoken by Cape Coloured people.

Anagrams

• kapas, paska

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Kaaps. Equivalent to Kaap +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑːps/

Adjective

Kaaps (attributive Kaapse, not comparable)

1. Of, from or relating to the Cape of Good Hope.

Proper noun

Kaaps

1. Cape Afrikaans, Kaaps

Descendants

• → English: Kaaps

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Caapsch (obsolete)
• Kaapsch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Kaap +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːps/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Kaaps

Adjective

Kaaps (not comparable)

1. of, from or relating to the Cape of Good Hope

Declension

Declension of Kaaps
uninflected	Kaaps
inflected	Kaapse
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		Kaaps
indefinite	m./f. sing.	Kaapse
	n. sing.	Kaaps
	plural	Kaapse
definite		Kaapse
partitive		Kaaps

Derived terms

• Kaapse aalscholver
• Kaapse raasdonder
• Kaapse vos

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Kaaps
  • → English: Kaaps