| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | ka·pi·tan·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kapitano | kapitanoj |
| Accusative | kapitanon | kapitanojn |
| Catalan | capità |
|---|---|
| Czech | kapitán |
| Danish | kaptajn |
| Dutch | hopman; kapitein |
| English | captain; master |
| Faeroese | kapteynur |
| Finnish | kapteeni |
| French | capitaine |
| German | Hauptmann; Rittmeister |
| Greek | λοχαγός |
| Hungarian | kapitány |
| Italian | capitano |
| Low German | kaptein |
| Malay | kapten |
| Norwegian | kaptein |
| Papiamento | kapitan |
| Polish | kapitan |
| Portuguese | capitão |
| Romanian | căpitan |
| Russian | капитан |
| Saterland Frisian | Boas; Kaptain |
| Scots | caiptain |
| Spanish | capitán |
| Sranan | kapren |
| Swahili | kapteni |
| Swedish | kapten |
| Thai | กัปตัน |
| Turkish | kaptan; yüzbaşı |
| Welsh | capten |
| West Frisian | kaptein |