Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From cappa +‎ -ellus. Attested from the ninth century.[1]

Noun edit

cappellus m (genitive cappellī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. type of headgear
    Synonyms: galea, galerum, galericulum, pilleus (all approximate)

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cappellus cappellī
Genitive cappellī cappellōrum
Dative cappellō cappellīs
Accusative cappellum cappellōs
Ablative cappellō cappellīs
Vocative cappelle cappellī

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References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “cappellus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 293