# kapo
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Kapo, see there for further etymology. Doublet of corporal and capo.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈkɑːpəʊ/
* (US) IPA: /ˈkɑpəʊ/

### Noun

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

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Pako-, poka

## Basque
### Etymology

From Italian capo (“head, chief”), probably via Spanish capo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kapo/ [ka.po]
* Rhymes: -apo, -o
* Hyphenation: ka‧po

### Noun

kapo anim
* crime boss, capo

#### Declension
## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkapo]
* Rhymes: -apo
* Hyphenation: ka‧po

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin capus (“head”). Doublet of ĉapitro.

#### Noun

kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)
* (anatomy) head
** 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta‎:Kiom da kapoj, tiom da opinioj.However many heads, that many opinions.

##### Derived terms

* skeletkapo (“skull”)

### Etymology 2

Greek Alphabet :
| Κκ | Previous: | joto |
| Κκ | Next: | lambdo |
From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa, “the letter Κ”).

#### Noun

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

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* capo

### Etymology

From Italian capotasto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑpo/, [ˈkɑ̝po̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑpo
* Hyphenation: ka‧po

### Noun

kapo
* (music) capotasto, capo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaponi
kaponi
accusative
nom.
kaponi
kaponi
gen.
kaponi
genitive
kaponi
kapojeni
partitive
kapoani
kapojani
inessive
kapossani
kapoissani
elative
kapostani
kapoistani
illative
kapooni
kapoihini
adessive
kapollani
kapoillani
ablative
kapoltani
kapoiltani
allative
kapolleni
kapoilleni
essive
kaponani
kapoinani
translative
kapokseni
kapoikseni
abessive
kapottani
kapoittani
instructive
comitative
—kapoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaposi
kaposi
accusative
nom.
kaposi
kaposi
gen.
kaposi
genitive
kaposi
kapojesi
partitive
kapoasi
kapojasi
inessive
kapossasi
kapoissasi
elative
kapostasi
kapoistasi
illative
kapoosi
kapoihisi
adessive
kapollasi
kapoillasi
ablative
kapoltasi
kapoiltasi
allative
kapollesi
kapoillesi
essive
kaponasi
kapoinasi
translative
kapoksesi
kapoiksesi
abessive
kapottasi
kapoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kapoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapomme
kapomme
accusative
nom.
kapomme
kapomme
gen.
kapomme
genitive
kapomme
kapojemme
partitive
kapoamme
kapojamme
inessive
kapossamme
kapoissamme
elative
kapostamme
kapoistamme
illative
kapoomme
kapoihimme
adessive
kapollamme
kapoillamme
ablative
kapoltamme
kapoiltamme
allative
kapollemme
kapoillemme
essive
kaponamme
kapoinamme
translative
kapoksemme
kapoiksemme
abessive
kapottamme
kapoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kapoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaponne
kaponne
accusative
nom.
kaponne
kaponne
gen.
kaponne
genitive
kaponne
kapojenne
partitive
kapoanne
kapojanne
inessive
kapossanne
kapoissanne
elative
kapostanne
kapoistanne
illative
kapoonne
kapoihinne
adessive
kapollanne
kapoillanne
ablative
kapoltanne
kapoiltanne
allative
kapollenne
kapoillenne
essive
kaponanne
kapoinanne
translative
kapoksenne
kapoiksenne
abessive
kapottanne
kapoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kapoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaponsa
kaponsa
accusative
nom.
kaponsa
kaponsa
gen.
kaponsa
genitive
kaponsa
kapojensa
partitive
kapoaan kapoansa
kapojaan kapojansa
inessive
kapossaan kapossansa
kapoissaan kapoissansa
elative
kapostaan kapostansa
kapoistaan kapoistansa
illative
kapoonsa
kapoihinsa
adessive
kapollaan kapollansa
kapoillaan kapoillansa
ablative
kapoltaan kapoltansa
kapoiltaan kapoiltansa
allative
kapolleen kapollensa
kapoilleen kapoillensa
essive
kaponaan kaponansa
kapoinaan kapoinansa
translative
kapokseen kapoksensa
kapoikseen kapoiksensa
abessive
kapottaan kapottansa
kapoittaan kapoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kapoineen kapoinensa :

### Anagrams

* pako, poka

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.po/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kapo m (plural kapos)
* (historical) kapo

### Further reading

* “kapo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Ido
### Noun

kapo (plural kapi)
* head

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.pɔ/
* Audio 1:(file)
* Audio 2:(file)
* Rhymes: -apɔ
* Syllabification: ka‧po

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Kapo.

#### Noun

kapo m pers or f (indeclinable)
* (historical, Nazism) kapo (prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor)

##### Declension

or
Indeclinable.

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

kapo f
* vocative singular of kapa

### Further reading

* kapo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kapo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* kapo in PWN's encyclopedia