capus
Latin
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]capus m (genitive capī); second declension (Late Latin, nonstandard)
- alternative form of caput n (“head”)
- 6th century C.E., Circus Flaminius, Rome CIL .VI 29849a:
- roma capvs mvndi
- Rome [is] the head of the world.
- roma capvs mvndi
Inflection
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | capus | capī |
| genitive | capī | capōrum |
| dative | capō | capīs |
| accusative | capum | capōs |
| ablative | capō | capīs |
| vocative | cape | capī |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “caput”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 130
Etymology 2
[edit]Possibly from Etruscan [Term?] (“falcon”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.pʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.pus]
Noun
[edit]cāpus m (genitive cāpī); second declension
- archaic form of cāpō (“capon”)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) a bird of prey
Inflection
[edit]Second-declension noun.
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