Kapitel

See also: kapitel and kapitél

German

Etymology

In the sense of “clerical body” inherited from Middle High German kapitel, capittel, from Latin capitulum. In the sense of “text section” a later borrowing from the same source (ca. 1500). Occasional Old High German kapital, kapitula had no sustained continuation in Middle High German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈpɪtəl/, /kaˈpiːtəl/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Kapitel n (strong, genitive Kapitels, plural Kapitel, diminutive Kapitelchen n)

  1. chapter (section of a text)
    Das ist ein Kapitel für sich.
    That's another story. / I could write a whole book about it.
  2. (Christianity) chapter (clerical body)

Declension
Declension of Kapitel [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kapitel die Kapitel
genitive eines des Kapitels der Kapitel
dative einem dem Kapitel den Kapiteln
accusative ein das Kapitel die Kapitel

Derived terms
  • Domkapitel
  • Hauptkapitel
  • kapiteln
  • Kapitelsaal
  • kapitelweise
  • Unterkapitel

Descendants
  • → Swedish: kapitel
  • → Danish: kapitel
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: kapitel
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: kapitel

Further reading
  • “Kapitel” in Duden online
  • “Kapitel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰaˈpitl̩/

Noun

Kapitel n (plural Kapitel)

  1. chapter

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German kapitel, from Old High German kapital, from Latin capitulum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑˈpitəl/

Noun

Kapitel n (plural Kapitelen)

  1. chapter
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