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καπάκι
lid, cap (of a jar, bottle, or pot) /kaˈpaci/
nounC1#3612 most common
Also: cover, bottle cap
Example sentences
Το καπάκι είναι πάνω στο τραπέζι.
The lid is on the table.
Βάλε το καπάκι στην κατσαρόλα.
Put the lid on the pot.
Δεν βρίσκω το καπάκι του βάζου.
I can't find the jar's lid.
Το καπάκι του μπουκαλιού είναι πολύ σφιχτό και δεν ανοίγει εύκολα.
The bottle cap is very tight and doesn't open easily.
Τα καπάκια των γιαουρτιών ανακυκλώνονται ξεχωριστά από τα πλαστικά.
Yogurt lids are recycled separately from the plastics.
Μετά από χρόνια καβγάδων, βρήκε επιτέλους το καπάκι του σε έναν εξίσου πεισματάρη συνεργάτη.
After years of arguments, he finally found his match in an equally stubborn colleague.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | καπάκι | καπάκια |
| Genitive | καπακιού | καπακιών |
| Accusative | καπάκι | καπάκια |
| Vocative | καπάκι | καπάκια |
Word family
καπακώνωto put a lid on, to cover
ξεκαπακώνωto take the lid off, to uncover
καπακωτόςfitted with a lid, covered
καπάκωμαthe act of covering with a lid
Etymology
Καπάκι comes from Ottoman Turkish kapak, meaning lid or cover, itself tied to the verb kapamak, to close or shut. Greek borrowed the word during the long period of contact under Ottoman rule, when many household and kitchen terms entered the language from Turkish. The final syllable was reshaped to fit the common Greek neuter pattern in -άκι, so the word looks like a diminutive even though it is not one.
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