Kapo

Etymology 1
, from, from , from , from. There is some uncertainty about the etymology of the sense "prisoner functionary". Pfeifer connects it to the same etymology as above, however Duden claims an origin in. In favour of Pfeifer is the fact that the first concentration camp,, was in Upper German territory and many early inmates came from the workers' movement and trade unions, who could have introduced the dialectal term. Compare also, , , all meaning "foreman". Although plausible, the folk-etymology which assumes a direct loan from suggested by occasional spellings,  and no-doubt reinforced in later times by the Italian term's dissemination in the wake of the  has not been substantiated. Doublet of and.

Noun

 * , a prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor
 * , a prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor
 * , a prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor
 * , a prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor
 * , a prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1)  Cantonal police

Etymology 3
. Doublet of and.

Noun

 * 1)  leader, military commander