capillus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Apparently some diminutive form from the root of caput (head). May be cognate with Persian کوپله (kuple, hair of head) or Persian کوبله (kôbale).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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capillus m (genitive capillī); second declension

  1. a hair (singularly - a single hair)
    Synonym: pilus
  2. hair (plurally)
  3. a head of hair: locks, tresses
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.309:
      odōrātīs humerōs perfūsa capillīs
      with perfumed tresses overflowing her shoulders

Usage notes

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Refers specifically to the hair on one's head.

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative capillus capillī
Genitive capillī capillōrum
Dative capillō capillīs
Accusative capillum capillōs
Ablative capillō capillīs
Vocative capille capillī

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • capillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • capillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • capillus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ [1], کوبله Dehkoda Dictionary.