kapsyl
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kapˈsyːl/
Noun
kapsyl c
- a bottle cap, a bottle top
- samla på kapsyler
- collect bottle caps
- En kapsylöppnare används för att öppna flaskor förslutna med kapsyl
- A bottle [bottle cap] opener is used to open bottles sealed with a bottle cap
Usage notes
Many native speakers likely limit kapsyl to the type of bottle cap in the image, though it is also used in a broader sense. Compare kork (“cap”).
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kapsyl | kapsyls |
| definite | kapsylen | kapsylens | |
| plural | indefinite | kapsyler | kapsylers |
| definite | kapsylerna | kapsylernas |
Derived terms
- kapsylöppnare (“bottle opener”)
See also
- kork (“cap”)
References
- “kapsyl”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “kapsyl”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “kapsyl”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)