| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | masculine |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Kapitän | Kapitäne |
| Genitive | Kapitäns | Kapitäne |
| Dative | Kapitän | Kapitänen |
| Accusative | Kapitän | Kapitäne |
| Czech | kapitán; kapitán lodi |
|---|---|
| Danish | kaptajn |
| Dutch | gezagvoerder; kapitein; scheepskapitein; schipper |
| English | captain; master |
| English (Old English) | frumlida |
| Esperanto | ŝipestro; kapitano |
| Faeroese | kapteynur; skipari |
| Finnish | kapteeni |
| French | capitaine; capitaine de navire |
| Italian | capitano; comandante |
| Low German | kaptein |
| Malay | kapten |
| Norwegian | kaptein |
| Papiamento | kapitan |
| Polish | kapitan |
| Portuguese | capitão; capitão de navio; comandante |
| Russian | капитан |
| Saterland Frisian | Kaptain |
| Scots | caiptain |
| Sranan | kapten; sipiman |
| Swedish | kapten; skeppare |
| Turkish | kaptan |
| West Frisian | kaptein |