# kapten
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

kapten
* inflection of kappen:
** plural past indicative
** (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

### Anagrams

* knapte, pakten

## Estonian
### Etymology

Middle Low German kaptein.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -en

### Noun

kapten (genitive kapteni, partitive kaptenit)
* captain (commander of sea-going vessel or airliner)
* (military) captain
* captain (athlete on sports team designated to make decisions)

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch kapitein (“captain”), from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput (“head”). Cognate with Afrikaans kaptein.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkap̚tɛn/
* Hyphenation: kap‧tèn

### Noun

kaptèn (plural kapten-kapten)
* captain:
** (military) an army or air force officer whose rank is higher than that of a lieutenant but lower than that of a major
** (military) a naval officer whose rank is higher than that of a commander but lower than that of a commodore
** (aviation) the first officer or co-pilot of an aircraft
** the person who administers the operation of a merchant ship or a passenger ship
    Synonyms: kapten kapal, nakhoda
** the leader of a squad or a team in a game (of football, hockey, and others)
    Synonym: ketua
** someone who has been given the power to lead an organization, group, and so on

#### Related terms

* kapitan

#### Descendants

* → Min Nan: 甲丁 (kap-teng, “captain”)

### References

* ↑ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

### Further reading

* “kapten” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* (naval officer): kepten

### Etymology

From English captain, from Middle English capitain, capteyn, from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput (“head”) (English cap). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of kapitan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɛp.tən]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -tən, -ən
* Hyphenation: kap‧ten

### Noun

kapten (Jawi spelling کڤتن, plural kapten-kapten, informal 1st possessive kaptenku, 2nd possessive kaptenmu, 3rd possessive kaptennya)
* A captain:
** (military) An army or air force officer whose rank is higher than that of a lieutenant but lower than that of a major.
** (military) A naval officer whose rank is higher than that of a commander but lower than that of a commodore.
** (aviation) The first officer or co-pilot of an aircraft.
** The person who administers the operation of a merchant ship or a passenger ship.
    Synonyms: kapten kapal, nakhoda
** The leader of a squad or a team in a game (of football, hockey, and others).
    Synonym: ketua
** Someone who has been given the power to lead an organization, group, and so on.

### Further reading

* “kapten” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

From English captain.

### Noun

kapten
* captain
* leader
* chief of a Maroon or Amerindian village

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kapten c
* captain; the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel
* captain; a military rank
* captain; the athlete of a sports team who speaks for the team with the referee

#### Derived terms

* aj aj, kapten
* kaptensgrad
* fartygskapten

#### Descendants

* → Finnish: kapteeni

### Further reading

* kapten in Svensk ordbok.

### Anagrams

* pakten