kaputt
Sentences
Regina hat ihre Flip-Flops aus Versehen kaputt gemacht .
Regina accidentally broke her flip-flops.
Meaning
- destroyed, broken, out of order
- (colloquial) tired, exhausted
Concepts
Synonyms
nicht funktionierend
funktionsunfähig
ausgepowert
groggy
am Ende
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
kabutt
Appenzell Innerrhoden
kabutt
Basel-Landschaft
futü
Basel-Landschaft
hii
Basel-Landschaft
kabooris
Basel-Landschaft
kabuttig
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈpʊt/
Etymology
In summary
17th century, from French être capot (“not having won any trick in a card game”, as in German schwarz sein). The further origin is uncertain, though it probably stems from a figurative usage of capot (“hood”); Pfeiffer suggests an image of "a hood pulled over one's head and face" > "restrained and unable to perform actions" (DWDS). Compare Dutch kapot.
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