caber
Mane (English)
- (transitive) to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains))
- (transitive) to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.)
- (transitive) to be held or contained (to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains))
- (intransitive, transitive) to have, hold, should be (in certain phrases)
- (figuratively, transitive) to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc.
- (archaic) to take
- (archaic) to understand
- to be possible
Synonyms
Pircarînî
Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
ca‧ber
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/kaˈbeɾ/
Etîmolojî (English)
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish caber, from Latin capere (“take, hold, contain”), from Proto-Italic *kapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”). Compare English have, capture, catch and chase. See also Spanish cazar, cachar. The 1st person singular of the present reflects an original */ˈkai̯po/, through metathesis from Latin capiō (compare Portuguese caibo). Similarly the preterite continues */ˈkau̯pi/, metathesis of a Vulgar Latin perfect stem *capuī (compare Portuguese coube).
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