kapern

== German == === Etymology === Derived from Dutch kaper (“pirate”). The underlying Dutch verb is kapen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaːpɐn/, [ˈkaːpɐn] === Verb === kapern (weak, third-person singular present kapert, past tense kaperte, past participle gekapert, auxiliary haben) (nautical, aviation) to capture, to seize, to hijack (a ship or airplane) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “kapern” in Duden online “kapern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)