kapell

See also: Kapell

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cappella, and Old Norse kapella f.

Noun

kapell n (definite singular kapellet, indefinite plural kapell or kapeller, definite plural kapella or kapellene)

1. a chapel

References

• “kapell” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cappella, and Old Norse kapella f.

Noun

kapell n (definite singular kapellet, indefinite plural kapell, definite plural kapella)

1. a chapel

References

• “kapell” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

en båt med kapell / ett (båt)kapell [a boat with a canopy / a (boat) canopy] (sense 3)

Etymology

From Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kapell n

1. a chapel (place of worship)
2. a small orchestra
4. a cover; a canopy (for a boat, sail, or the like)

Usage notes

Of boat covers used while on the water as well as other boat covers in (sense 3).

Declension

Declension of kapell

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kapell	kapells
	definite	kapellet	kapellets
plural	indefinite	kapell	kapells
	definite	kapellen	kapellens

Derived terms

• (chapel): begravningskapell, gravkapell, kapellkrans, sidokapell, slottskapell
• (orchestra): danskapell, hovkapell, jazzkapell, kapellmästare, musikkapell, zigenarkapell
• (covering): båtkapell

Descendants

• → Finnish: kappeli

See also

• presenning (“tarpaulin, tarp”)

Further reading

• kapell in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• kapell in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)