capitol
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Capitol (specific uses)
Etymology edit
From Middle English Capitolie, via Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”),[1] from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”). Compare Latin capito and capitulum. As a French magistrate, via French capitoul, from Capitole, the town hall of Toulouse.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -æpɪtəl
Noun edit
capitol (plural capitols)
- (US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
- 1901 January 1, "Twentieth Century's Triumphant Entry", The New York Times, page 1:
- The centre of attraction was the City Hall. Two thousand flags and more ...; 2,000 electric lights... combined to make the civic capitol gorgeous... .
- (historical) Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
- (historical) Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”).
Usage notes edit
- The homophone capital refers only to the city designated as a base for government; this government may meet at a capitol building.
- The capitalized form Capitol typically refers to a particular capitol building, particularly the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Synonyms edit
- (building in which a legislature meets): statehouse
- (former Roman and Italian citadels): Capitolium
Related terms edit
- capital (the city in which the government center is located)
- Capitoline
Translations edit
any building where a legislature meets
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References edit
- ^ “Capitol, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian capitolo, from Latin capitulum. Doublet of capitul.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
capitol n (plural capitole)
- chapter (section of a book)
Declension edit
Declension of capitol
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) capitol | capitolul | (niște) capitole | capitolele |
genitive/dative | (unui) capitol | capitolului | (unor) capitole | capitolelor |
vocative | capitolule | capitolelor |
Further reading edit
- capitol in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)