kapteeni
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- A captain (commander of a sea-going vessel).
- A pilot in command.
- (military ranks) A captain.
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish kapten (captain) derived from Old French capitaine (leader) derived from Latin capitāneus.
Origin
Latin
capitāneus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- captain English
- kaappari Finnish
- kaapparikapteeni Finnish
- kapteeniluutnantti Finnish
- komentaja Finnish
- komentajakapteeni Finnish
- lento Finnish
- lentokapteeni Finnish
- luutnantti Finnish
- meri Finnish
- merikapteeni Finnish
- capita Latin
- capitaneus Latin
- capitāneus Latin
- caput Latin
- Cattaneo Italian
- capitano Italian
- kapitein Dutch, Flemish
- capitaine French
- capitán Spanish, Castilian
- förbundskapten Swedish
- kapten Swedish
- kommendörkapten Swedish
- örlogskapten Swedish
- capitain Middle English
- captaen Irish
- قبطان Arabic
- قُبْطان Arabic
- capitaine Old French
- chevetaine Old French
- capità Catalan, Valencian
- capitein Middle Dutch
- cap'taine Norman
- kapitān Middle High German
- capitaine Middle French
- kapten Estonian
- kapitein Middle Low German
- capitāneus ML