Capella
English
Proper noun
Capella
- (astronomy): A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.
Translations
the brightest star in the constellation Auriga
Latin
Proper noun
Capella m sg (genitive Capellae); first declension
- A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
- Martianus Minneus Felix Capella (fl. c. AD 410–420), a Latin prose writer of Late Antiquity
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Capella |
Genitive | Capellae |
Dative | Capellae |
Accusative | Capellam |
Ablative | Capellā |
Vocative | Capella |
Derived terms
- Capelliānus
References
- Căpella in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Capella, Martiaʹnus Mineus Felix in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- 2 Căpella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “257/1”
Further reading
Martianus Minneus Felix Capella on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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