Capito

See also: capito and capitò

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin capitō (“person with a large head”).

Proper noun

Capito m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Capitonidae – barbets of South America.

References
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Latin

Etymology

From capitō (“a man with a large head”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.pi.toː/, [ˈka.pɪ.toː]

Proper noun

Capitō m (genitive Capitōnis); third declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Gaius Ateius Capito, a Roman jurist

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Capitō
Genitive Capitōnis
Dative Capitōnī
Accusative Capitōnem
Ablative Capitōne
Vocative Capitō

References
  • Căpĭto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Capito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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