captaen

== Irish == === Alternative forms === caiftín (Ulster) caiptín, captaoin, captaon caiphtín (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput (“head”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑpˠˈt̪ˠeːn̪ˠ/ === Noun === captaen m (genitive singular captaein, nominative plural captaein) captain (person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel) captain (military rank) captain (member of a sports team designated to make decisions) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caiptín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “captaoin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 117 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “captaen”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN