Caphareus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Caphēreus
• Capēreus (archaic)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καφᾱρεύς (Kaphāreús), Doric form of Καφηρεύς (Kaphēreús).

Pronunciation

• (proper noun) (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaˈpʰaː.reu̯s/, [käˈpʰäːrɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈfa.reu̯s/, [käˈfäːreu̯s] (trisyllabic)

Proper noun

Caphāreus m sg (genitive Caphāreī); second declension

1. Alternative form of Caphēreus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Caphāre͡us
Genitive	Caphāreos Caphāreī
Dative	Caphāreō
Accusative	Caphārea Caphāreum
Ablative	Caphāreō
Vocative	Caphāre͡u

Derived terms

• Caphāris

Adjective

Caphāreus (feminine Caphārea, neuter Caphāreum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Alternative form of Caphēreus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Caphāreus	Caphārea	Caphāreum		Caphāreī	Caphāreae	Caphārea
Genitive	Caphāreī	Caphāreae	Caphāreī		Caphāreōrum	Caphāreārum	Caphāreōrum
Dative	Caphāreō		Caphāreō		Caphāreīs
Accusative	Caphāreum	Caphāream	Caphāreum		Caphāreōs	Caphāreās	Caphārea
Ablative	Caphāreō	Caphāreā	Caphāreō		Caphāreīs
Vocative	Caphāree	Caphārea	Caphāreum		Caphāreī	Caphāreae	Caphārea

References

• “Caphāreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Caphareus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.