cappa

See also: Cappa and čáppa

Contents

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæpə/
  • Rhymes: -æpə
• Homophones: kappa

Noun

cappa (plural cappae)

1. (palynology) The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain.

Related terms

• cappula

Anagrams

• AACPP

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/, [ˈkäppä]
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: càp‧pa
• Homophone: kappa

Noun

cappa f (plural cappe)

1. sleeveless coat; cloak
2. cowl, hood
3. tarpaulin
4. Alternative form of kappa
5. cape

Derived terms

• cappotto (“overcoat”)

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Latin

Etymology

Perhaps the shortened form of capitulāre (“head tax”), from caput. Another theory derives it from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/

Noun

cappa f (genitive cappae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) cape, sleeveless coat

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cappa	cappae
Genitive	cappae	cappārum
Dative	cappae	cappīs
Accusative	cappam	cappās
Ablative	cappā	cappīs
Vocative	cappa	cappae

Derived terms

• cappella
• *cappellus (Vulgar Latin)

Descendants

• Aromanian: capã
• Catalan: capa
• Danish: kappe, kåbe
• Dutch: kap
• English: cape, cappa, chape, chaperon, cope
• French: chape, chaperon, cape
• Friulian: cape
• German: Cape, Kappe
• Greek: κάπα (kápa)
• Icelandic: kápa
• Italian: cappa

• Norwegian Bokmål: cape, kappe, kåpe
• Norwegian Nynorsk: cape, kappe, kåpe
• Occitan: capa
• Old French: chape
• Portuguese: capa
• Romanian: capă
• Lower Sorbian: kapa
• Sicilian: cappa
• Spanish: capa
• Swedish: cape, kappa, kåpa
• Venetian: capa

References

• cappa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Spanish

Noun

cappa f (plural cappas)

1. kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ

Synonyms

• kappa