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Etymology

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From Dutch kapel, from Middle Dutch capelle, ultimately from Latin cappella.

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kapel (plural kapelle)

  1. chapel, small Christian place of worship

Danish

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin cappella.

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kapel n (singular definite kapellet, plural indefinite kapeller)

  1. chapel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch capelle, ultimately from Latin cappella.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaːˈpɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Homophone: Kapel

Noun

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kapel f (plural kapellen, diminutive kapelletje n)

  1. chapel, small Christian place of worship
  2. (uncommon) shrine, small non-Christian temple or sanctuary
  3. orchestra
    Synonym: orkest
  4. (dialectal) butterfly
    Synonyms: schoenlapper, vlinder

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- ecclesiastical:

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: kapel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kampele
  • Indonesian: kapel
  • Papiamentu: kapèl, kapel
  • Sranan Tongo: kapelka

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch kapel, from Middle Dutch capelle, ultimately from Latin cappella. Doublet of kapela.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkapɛl]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pèl

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kapel (plural kapel-kapel, first-person possessive kapelku, second-person possessive kapelmu, third-person possessive kapelnya)

  1. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism) chapel: a place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
    Synonyms: kapela, oratorium

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Gabel.

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɑːbʲɛlʲ], (enunciated) [kɑ pʲɛlʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kæɰpʲɛlʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kahpel}

Noun

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kapel

  1. a fork

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