καπέλο

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cappello, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, from Late Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpe.lo/

Noun

καπέλο • (kapélo) n (plural καπέλα)

1. hat, cap

   Synonym: (slang) πίλος (pílos)

2. something hat-shaped
3. (figuratively, economics) illegal surcharge

Declension

Declension of καπέλο

	singular	plural
nominative	καπέλο •	καπέλα •
genitive	καπέλου •	καπέλων •
accusative	καπέλο •	καπέλα •
vocative	καπέλο •	καπέλα •

Related terms

• ακαπέλωτος (akapélotos, “hatless”, adjective)
• ασκέπαστος (asképastos, “roofless”, adjective)
• ασκεπής (askepís, “hatless, bareheaded”, adjective)
• σκεπή f (skepí, “roof”)

Further reading

• καπέλο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• “καπέλο”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998