capellus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from caper (“goat”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈpel.lus/, [kaˈpɛl.lʊs]

Noun

capellus m (genitive capellī); second declension

A small goat.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	capellus	capellī
Genitive	capellī	capellōrum
Dative	capellō	capellīs
Accusative	capellum	capellōs
Ablative	capellō	capellīs
Vocative	capelle	capellī

Descendants

French: chevreau

References

capellus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
capellus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
capellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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