Caprus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κάπρος (Kápros).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.prus/, [ˈkäprʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.prus/, [ˈkäːprus]
Proper noun edit
Caprus m sg (genitive Caprī); second declension
- A river of Assyria which flowed into the Tigris near Nineveh, now the Little Zab
- A tributary river of the Maeander
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Caprus |
| Genitive | Caprī |
| Dative | Caprō |
| Accusative | Caprum |
| Ablative | Caprō |
| Vocative | Capre |
References edit
- “Caprus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly