Capella
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin capella (“she-goat; kid”).
Proper noun
editCapella
- (astronomy): A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.
Translations
editthe brightest star in the constellation Auriga
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Catalan Capella.
Proper noun
editCapella (plural Capellas)
- A surname from Catalan.
Statistics
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Capella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 283.
See also
editAnagrams
editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin capella (“she-goat”).
Proper noun
editCapella f
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaˈpel.la/, [käˈpɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈpel.la/, [käˈpɛlːä]
- Homophone: capella
Proper noun
editCapella 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
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Capella |
Genitive | Capellae |
Dative | Capellae |
Accusative | Capellam |
Ablative | Capellā |
Vocative | Capella |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “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
edit- Martianus Minneus Felix Capella on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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