kapris

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Swedish kapris, ultimately from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpris/, [ˈkɑ̝pris̠]
Rhymes: -ɑpris
Syllabification^(key): kap‧ris

Noun

kapris

caper, caper bush (plant Capparis spinosa)
Synonyms: kaprispensas, pyörökapris
caper, caperberry (fruit of that plant)
Synonym: kaprismarja

Declension

Inflection of kapris (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		kapris	kaprikset
genitive		kapriksen	kapristen kapriksien
partitive		kaprista	kapriksia
illative		kaprikseen	kapriksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kapris	kaprikset
accusative	nom.	kapris	kaprikset
accusative	gen.	kapriksen	kaprikset
genitive		kapriksen	kapristen kapriksien
partitive		kaprista	kapriksia
inessive		kapriksessa	kapriksissa
elative		kapriksesta	kapriksista
illative		kaprikseen	kapriksiin
adessive		kapriksella	kapriksilla
ablative		kaprikselta	kapriksilta
allative		kaprikselle	kapriksille
essive		kapriksena	kapriksina
translative		kaprikseksi	kapriksiksi
instructive		—	kapriksin
abessive		kapriksetta	kapriksitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kapris (type vastaus)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kaprikseni	kaprikseni
accusative	nom.	kaprikseni	kaprikseni
accusative	gen.	kaprikseni	kaprikseni
genitive		kaprikseni	kapristeni kapriksieni
partitive		kapristani	kapriksiani
inessive		kapriksessani	kapriksissani
elative		kapriksestani	kapriksistani
illative		kaprikseeni	kapriksiini
adessive		kapriksellani	kapriksillani
ablative		kaprikseltani	kapriksiltani
allative		kaprikselleni	kapriksilleni
essive		kapriksenani	kapriksinani
translative		kapriksekseni	kapriksikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		kapriksettani	kapriksittani
comitative		—	kapriksineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapriksesi	kapriksesi
accusative	nom.	kapriksesi	kapriksesi
accusative	gen.	kapriksesi	kapriksesi
genitive		kapriksesi	kapristesi kapriksiesi
partitive		kapristasi	kapriksiasi
inessive		kapriksessasi	kapriksissasi
elative		kapriksestasi	kapriksistasi
illative		kaprikseesi	kapriksiisi
adessive		kapriksellasi	kapriksillasi
ablative		kaprikseltasi	kapriksiltasi
allative		kapriksellesi	kapriksillesi
essive		kapriksenasi	kapriksinasi
translative		kaprikseksesi	kapriksiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		kapriksettasi	kapriksittasi
comitative		—	kapriksinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapriksemme	kapriksemme
accusative	nom.	kapriksemme	kapriksemme
accusative	gen.	kapriksemme	kapriksemme
genitive		kapriksemme	kapristemme kapriksiemme
partitive		kapristamme	kapriksiamme
inessive		kapriksessamme	kapriksissamme
elative		kapriksestamme	kapriksistamme
illative		kaprikseemme	kapriksiimme
adessive		kapriksellamme	kapriksillamme
ablative		kaprikseltamme	kapriksiltamme
allative		kapriksellemme	kapriksillemme
essive		kapriksenamme	kapriksinamme
translative		kaprikseksemme	kapriksiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		kapriksettamme	kapriksittamme
comitative		—	kapriksinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapriksenne	kapriksenne
accusative	nom.	kapriksenne	kapriksenne
accusative	gen.	kapriksenne	kapriksenne
genitive		kapriksenne	kapristenne kapriksienne
partitive		kapristanne	kapriksianne
inessive		kapriksessanne	kapriksissanne
elative		kapriksestanne	kapriksistanne
illative		kaprikseenne	kapriksiinne
adessive		kapriksellanne	kapriksillanne
ablative		kaprikseltanne	kapriksiltanne
allative		kapriksellenne	kapriksillenne
essive		kapriksenanne	kapriksinanne
translative		kaprikseksenne	kapriksiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		kapriksettanne	kapriksittanne
comitative		—	kapriksinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapriksensa	kapriksensa
accusative	nom.	kapriksensa	kapriksensa
accusative	gen.	kapriksensa	kapriksensa
genitive		kapriksensa	kapristensa kapriksiensa
partitive		kapristaan kapristansa	kapriksiaan kapriksiansa
inessive		kapriksessaan kapriksessansa	kapriksissaan kapriksissansa
elative		kapriksestaan kapriksestansa	kapriksistaan kapriksistansa
illative		kaprikseensa	kapriksiinsa
adessive		kapriksellaan kapriksellansa	kapriksillaan kapriksillansa
ablative		kaprikseltaan kaprikseltansa	kapriksiltaan kapriksiltansa
allative		kaprikselleen kapriksellensa	kapriksilleen kapriksillensa
essive		kapriksenaan kapriksenansa	kapriksinaan kapriksinansa
translative		kapriksekseen kaprikseksensa	kapriksikseen kapriksiksensa
instructive		—	—
abessive		kapriksettaan kapriksettansa	kapriksittaan kapriksittansa
comitative		—	kapriksineen kapriksinensa

Anagrams

skrapi

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kapriːs/

Noun

kapris c

(formal) caprice

Declension

Declension of kapris
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kapris	kaprisen	kapriser	kapriserna
Genitive	kapris	kaprisens	kaprisers	kaprisernas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːpris/

Noun

kapris c

caper (Capparis spinosa)

Declension

Declension of kapris
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kapris	kaprisen	—	—
Genitive	kapris	kaprisens	—	—

References

kapris in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

piskar, spikar

Turkish

Etymology

From French caprice.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kap.ɾis/

Noun

kapris (definite accusative kaprisi, plural kaprisler)

whim (fanciful impulse)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kapris
Definite accusative	kaprisi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kapris	kaprisler
Definite accusative	kaprisi	kaprisleri
Dative	kaprise	kaprislere
Locative	kapriste	kaprislerde
Ablative	kapristen	kaprislerden
Genitive	kaprisin	kaprislerin

Derived terms

kaprisli (“capricious”)

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