capillaris

Latin

Etymology

capillus +‎ -āris

Pronunciation

Adjective

capillāris (neuter capillāre); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. pertaining to hair
  2. capillary

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative capillāris capillāre capillārēs capillāria
genitive capillāris capillārium
dative capillārī capillāribus
accusative capillārem capillāre capillārēs
capillārīs
capillāria
ablative capillārī capillāribus
vocative capillāris capillāre capillārēs capillāria

Descendants

  • Spanish: capilar
  • English: capillary
  • Russian: капилля́р (kapilljár)

References

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