capus

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Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

capus m (genitive capī); second declension (Late Latin, nonstandard)

  1. Alternative form of caput n (head)
    • 6th century C.E., Circus Flaminius, Rome CIL .VI 29849a:
      roma capvs mvndi
      Rome the head of the world.
Inflection

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative capus capī
Genitive capī capōrum
Dative capō capīs
Accusative capum capōs
Ablative capō capīs
Vocative cape capī
Descendants
  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: cap
    • Romanian: cap
  • Dalmatian:
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Catalan: cap
    • Old French: chief (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Occitan: cap
      • Occitan: cap
      • Middle French: cap (see there for further descendants)
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Vulgar Latin:

References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

cāpus m (genitive cāpī); second declension

  1. Archaic form of cāpō (capon)
Inflection

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cāpus cāpī
Genitive cāpī cāpōrum
Dative cāpō cāpīs
Accusative cāpum cāpōs
Ablative cāpō cāpīs
Vocative cāpe cāpī