German

Noun

Kapo m ‎(genitive Kapos, plural Kapos)

1. kapo
2. capo
3. foreman

Declension

English

Noun

kapo ‎(plural kapos)

1. (historical) A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.

Translations

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapo/
• Hyphenation: ka‧po

Etymology 1

Latin

Noun

kapo ‎(accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

1. head
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, "Proverbaro Esperanta":

     Kiom da kapoj, tiom da opinioj.

     However many heads, that many opinions.

Derived terms

• skeletkapo

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κάππα ‎(káppa, “the letter Κ”).

Noun

kapo ‎(accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

1. kappa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.po/

Etymology

Borrowing from German Kapo, from Italian capo.

Noun

kapo m ‎(plural kapos)

1. (historical) kapo

Ido

Noun

kapo (plural kapi)

1. head

Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from German Kapo, from Italian capo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapɔ]

Noun

kapo m or f

1. (historical) (male or female) kapo