Capri

See also: capri

English

Etymology

From Italian Capri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæpɹi/, /kəˈpɹiː/, /ˈkɑːpɹi/
• enPR: kăʹprē, kə-prēʹ, käʹprē
• Rhymes: -i

Proper noun

Capri

1. An island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania.
2. Wine produced on the island of Capri, commonly a light dry white wine.

Derived terms

• capri
• capri pants

Translations

island in Italy

• Greek: Κάπρι (el) n (Kápri)
• Italian: Capri
• Latin: Capreae f pl

Anagrams

• carpi, picra

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Capreae, said to be from either.

• Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌀 (capra)
• Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “wild boar”), who populated the island
• Latin capreae (“goats”), a doublet of the Greek word, with the Romans calling it "Goat Island."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pri/
• Rhymes: -apri
• Hyphenation: Cà‧pri

Proper noun

Capri f

1. Capri (an island and town in the region of Campania, Italy)

Derived terms

• caprese

Further reading

• Charnock, Richard Stephen (1859): Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names
• Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.

Anagrams

• Carpi, capir, carpi, carpì

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.priː/, [ˈkäpriː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.pri/, [ˈkäːpri]

Proper noun

Caprī

1. genitive singular of Caper