capitellum

Latin

Etymology

Found in Late Latin. From capitulum.

Noun

capitellum (genitive capitellī); n, second declension

1. small head
2. capital or chapiter of a column

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	capitellum	capitella
genitive	capitellī	capitellōrum
dative	capitellō	capitellīs
accusative	capitellum	capitella
ablative	capitellō	capitellīs
vocative	capitellum	capitella

Descendants

• English: capitellum
• French: chapiteau
• Italian: capitello
• Portuguese: cabedelo, coudel

• Romanian: căpețel
• Russian: капите́ль (kapitél')
• Sardinian: cabitéllu
• Spanish: cabdillo, caudillo