capitellum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capitellum, diminuitive of Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of caddie, cadel, cadet, capital, caudillo, and Kadet.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛləm

Noun

capitellum (plural capitella)

  1. (botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From capitulum +‎ -lus or caput +‎ -ellus.

Noun

capitellum n (genitive capitellī); second declension (Late Latin)

  1. diminutive of caput (“head”): small head
  2. capital or chapiter of a column

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative capitellum capitella
genitive capitellī capitellōrum
dative capitellō capitellīs
accusative capitellum capitella
ablative capitellō capitellīs
vocative capitellum capitella

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