Capella
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English
Etymology 1
From Latin capella (“she-goat; kid”).
Proper noun
Capella
- (astronomy): A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.
Translations
the brightest star in the constellation Auriga
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Catalan Capella.
Proper noun
Capella (plural Capellas)
- A surname from Catalan.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Capella is the 25793rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 955 individuals. Capella is most common among White (66.49%) and Hispanic/Latino (30.47%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Capella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 283.
See also
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin capella (“she-goat”).
Proper noun
Capella f
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaˈpel.la/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈpel.la/,
- Homophone: capella
Proper noun
Capella m sg (genitive Capellae); first declension
- A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
- Martianus Minneus Felix Capella (fl. c. AD 410–420), a Latin prose writer of Late Antiquity
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Capella |
| genitive | Capellae |
| dative | Capellae |
| accusative | Capellam |
| ablative | Capellā |
| vocative | Capella |
Derived terms
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 and Roman 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
