capax

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Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from capiō (I hold, contain, am large enough for) +‎ -āx (inclined to).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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capāx (genitive capācis, comparative capācior, superlative capācissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. That can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy.
  2. Susceptible, capable of, able, apt, fit for.

Declension

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Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative capāx capācēs capācia
Genitive capācis capācium
Dative capācī capācibus
Accusative capācem capāx capācēs capācia
Ablative capācī capācibus
Vocative capāx capācēs capācia

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of capable of): incapāx

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • capax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • capax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • capax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • capax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.