capronae
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain;[1] proposed derivations include:
- From caput (“head”) and prōnus (“hanging, bent over”).
- From a Proto-Indo-European root common to Sanskrit शिप्रीआ (śiprīā, “hair”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈproː.nae̯/, [käˈproːnäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈpro.ne/, [käˈprɔːne]
Noun edit
caprōnae f pl (genitive caprōnārum); first declension (plural only)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | caprōnae |
| Genitive | caprōnārum |
| Dative | caprōnīs |
| Accusative | caprōnās |
| Ablative | caprōnīs |
| Vocative | caprōnae |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- capronae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “capronae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “capronae”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 162