capistrum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin capistrum. Doublet of capstan.
Noun
capistrum (plural capistra)
- (historical) Synonym of phorbeia
Anagrams
- trap music
Latin
Etymology
From capi(ō) (“seize”) + -trum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈpis.trum/, [kaˈpɪs.trũː]
Noun
capistrum n (genitive capistrī); second declension
- halter, headstall, harness
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | capistrum | capistra |
| Genitive | capistrī | capistrōrum |
| Dative | capistrō | capistrīs |
| Accusative | capistrum | capistra |
| Ablative | capistrō | capistrīs |
| Vocative | capistrum | capistra |
Descendants
- Aromanian: cãpestru
- Catalan: cabestre
- French: chevêtre
- Friulian: cjaviestri
- Galician: cabresto
- Greek: καπίστρι (kapístri)
- Italian: capestro
- Occitan: cabestre
- Portuguese: cabresto, capistro
- Romanian: căpăstru
- Spanish: cabestro
References
- capistrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- capistrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- capistrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- capistrum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- capistrum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin