Capella
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin capella, "she-goat" or "kid"
Proper noun[edit]
Capella
- (astronomy): A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.
Translations[edit]
the brightest star in the constellation Auriga
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin capella (“she-goat”).
Proper noun[edit]
Capella f
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Capella m (genitive Capellae); first declension
- A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
- Martianus Minneus Felix Capella (fl. c. AD 410–420), a Latin prose writer of Late Antiquity
Declension[edit]
Case | Singular |
---|---|
nominative | Capella |
genitive | Capellae |
dative | Capellae |
accusative | Capellam |
ablative | Capellā |
vocative | Capella |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Căpella in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Capella, Martiaʹnus Mineus Felix in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- 2 Căpella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “257/1”
Further reading[edit]
Martianus Minneus Felix Capella on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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