caepe

Latin

Alternative forms

• caepa

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.pe/, [ˈkäe̯pɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.pe/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːpe]

Noun

caepe n (genitive caepis); third declension

1. onion

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	caepe	caepia
Genitive	caepis	caepium
Dative	caepī	caepibus
Accusative	caepe	caepia
Ablative	caepī	caepibus
Vocative	caepe	caepia

References

• “caepe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers