Caper

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Latin

Etymology

From caper (“he-goat”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.per/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.per/,

Proper noun

Caper m sg (genitive Caprī); second declension

A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
1. Flavius Caper (fl. 2nd century C.E.), a Roman grammarian

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Caper
genitive	Caprī
dative	Caprō
accusative	Caprum
ablative	Caprō
vocative	Caper

References

Caper in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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