Capri
See also: capri
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: käʹprē, kə-prēʹ, IPA(key): /ˈkɑːpɹi/, /kəˈpɹiː/
Proper noun
Capri
- An island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania
- Wine produced on the island of Capri, commonly a light dry white wine.
Derived terms
Translations
island in Italy
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Italian
Etymology
From Latin Capri, said to be from either
- Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌀 (capra)
- Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “wild boar”), who populated the island
- Latin capreae (“goats”), a doublet of the Greek word, with the Romans calling it "Goat Island."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkapri/
Derived terms
References
- Charnock, Richard Stephen (1859): Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names
- Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
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