Capsa

See also: capsa

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Capsa f sg (genitive Capsae); first declension

  1. An Ancient town in North Africa, succeeded by the southern Tunisian oasis city Gafsa
  2. The Latin name of a Roman Catholic titular see

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Capsa
genitive Capsae
dative Capsae
accusative Capsam
ablative Capsā
vocative Capsa
locative Capsae

Derived terms

  • Capsitānus (adjective)

Descendants

  • English: Capsian, Capsitan
  • French: capsien
  • Arabic: قَفْصَة (qafṣa)

References

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