Capella

See also: capella, capellà, and a capella

English

Etymology

From Latin capella, "she-goat" or "kid"

Proper noun

Capella

1. (astronomy): A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.

Translations

the brightest star in the constellation Auriga

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 五車二 五车二 (ng⁵ ce¹ ji⁶)

  Mandarin: 五車二 五车二 (Wǔchē'èr)

• Dutch: Capella (nl) f
• Estonian: Capella (et)
• French: Capella (fr) f

• German: Capella
• Italian: Capella f
• Japanese: カペラ (Kapera)
• Russian: Капе́лла (Kapélla)
• Spanish: Capella (es) f

Anagrams

• Laplace, Pacella

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin capella (“she-goat”).

Proper noun

Capella f

1. Capella

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Cap., Capel. (abbreviations)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈpel.la/, [kaˈpɛl.la]
• Homophone: capella

Proper noun

Capella m (genitive Capellae); first declension

1. A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Martianus Minneus Felix Capella (fl. c. AD 410–420), a Latin prose writer of Late Antiquity

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Capella
genitive	Capellae
dative	Capellae
accusative	Capellam
ablative	Capellā
vocative	Capella

Derived terms

• Capelliānus

References

• 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

• Martianus Minneus Felix Capella on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la