capitalis

Latin

Etymology

From caput (“head”).

Adjective

capitālis m and f, capitāle n; third declension

1. head or life (attributive)
2. deadly, mortal
3. excellent

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	capitālis	capitāle		capitālēs	capitālia
genitive	capitālis	capitālis		capitālium	capitālium
dative	capitālī	capitālī		capitālibus	capitālibus
accusative	capitālem	capitāle		capitālēs	capitālia
ablative	capitālī	capitālī		capitālibus	capitālibus
vocative	capitālis	capitāle		capitālēs	capitālia

Descendants

English: capital, cattle, chattel French: capital, cheptel Italian: capitale

Old French: chetel, chatel Portuguese: cabedal, capital, caudal Romanian: capital Spanish: capital, cabdal, caudal