capsa

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Contents 1 Catalan 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.3.2 Synonyms 2.3.3 Derived terms 2.3.4 Related terms 2.3.5 Descendants 2.4 References

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Noun

capsa f.

1. box

[edit] See also

• caixa f.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From capiō (“‘capture, seize, take’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈkap.sa/

[edit] Noun

capsa (genitive capsae); f, first declension

1. A box, repository; especially a cylindrical container for books; bookcase.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	capsa	capsae
genitive	capsae	capsārum
dative	capsae	capsīs
accusative	capsam	capsās
ablative	capsā	capsīs
vocative	capsa	capsae

[edit] Synonyms

• (bookcase): librārium, pēgma
• (box): scrīnium

[edit] Derived terms

• capsārius
• capsella
• capsula
• capsus

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Descendants

Translingual: Capsicum Catalan: caixa, capsa English: case, chassis, capsicum French: caisse, châssis Italian: cassa

Portuguese: caixa Provençal: caissa Romanian: capsă Spanish: caja

[edit] References

• “capsa” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)