capitaneus

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Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

capitāneus (feminine capitānea, neuter capitāneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. large, chief in size
  2. capital (of letters)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative capitāneus capitānea capitāneum capitāneī capitāneae capitānea
genitive capitāneī capitāneae capitāneī capitāneōrum capitāneārum capitāneōrum
dative capitāneō capitāneae capitāneō capitāneīs
accusative capitāneum capitāneam capitāneum capitāneōs capitāneās capitānea
ablative capitāneō capitāneā capitāneō capitāneīs
vocative capitānee capitānea capitāneum capitāneī capitāneae capitānea

Descendants

Via capitānea f:

Via capitāneum n:

Borrowings

Unsorted borrowings

Noun

capitāneus m (genitive capitāneī, feminine capitānea); second declension

  1. captain, commander
  2. governor, commandant
  3. civic official, prefect
  4. tribal chieftain, chief

Declension

Second-declension noun.

References

  1. ^ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208