Caprus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Κάπρος (Kápros).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.prus/, [ˈkäprʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.prus/, [ˈkäːprus]
Proper noun[edit]
Caprus m sg (genitive Caprī); second declension
- A river of Assyria which flowed into the Tigris near Nineveh, now the Little Zab
- A tributary river of the Maeander
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Caprus |
Genitive | Caprī |
Dative | Caprō |
Accusative | Caprum |
Ablative | Caprō |
Vocative | Capre |
References[edit]
- “Caprus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly