kaputski en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin capitulum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin capitulāre? Late Latin cappa Old French cape Old French capote French capotbor. German kaputtbor. English kaput Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old East Slavic -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) Russian -ский (-skij)bor. ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old Polish -ski Polish -skibor. English -ski English kaputski From kaput (“broken”) + -ski (faux-Polish suffix).
Meanings
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(informal) broken, broken down
But because you are so with-it, the recording capabilities of the old Sound control panel are now kaputski under M&S. To record sound with a PCI Power Mac, you have to launch the new SimpleSound DA instead.
1996, Mac User - Volume 12
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more kaputski | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most kaputski | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| kaputsky | alternative | lexicographic |