Capella

See also: capella, capellà, and a capella

English

Etymology 1

From Latin capella (“she-goat; kid”).

Proper noun

Capella

1. (astronomy): A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.

Translations

the brightest star in the constellation Auriga

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 五車二 五车二 (ng⁵ ce¹ ji⁶)

  Mandarin: 五車二 五车二 (Wǔchē'èr)

• Dutch: Capella (nl) f
• Estonian: Capella (et)
• French: Capella (fr) f
• German: Capella
• Greek:

  Ancient: Αἴξ f (Aíx)

• Italian: Capella f
• Japanese: カペラ (Kapera)
• Persian: بزبان‎ (fa) (Bozbān)
• Russian: Капе́лла (Kapélla)
• Spanish: Capella (es) f

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Catalan Capella.

Proper noun

Capella (plural Capellas)

1. A surname from Catalan.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Capella is the 25793^rd 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Capella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 283.

Anagrams

• Laplace, Pacella

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin capella (“she-goat”).

Proper noun

Capella f

1. Capella

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Cap., Capel. (abbreviations)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈpel.la/, [käˈpɛlːʲä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈpel.la/, [käˈpɛlːä]
• Homophone: capella

Proper noun

Capella m sg (genitive Capellae); first declension

1. A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Martianus Minneus Felix Capella (fl. c. AD 410–420), a Latin prose writer of Late Antiquity

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Capella
Genitive	Capellae
Dative	Capellae
Accusative	Capellam
Ablative	Capellā
Vocative	Capella

Derived terms

• Capelliānus

References

• “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 Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• 2 Căpella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “257/1”

Further reading

• Martianus Minneus Felix Capella on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la