capronae
Latin
Etymology
Of uncertain origin[1]; proposed derivations include:
- From caput (“head”) and prōnus (“hanging, bent over”).
- From a Proto-Indo-European root common to Sanskrit शिप्रीआ (śiprīā, “hair”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈproː.nae̯/
Noun
caprōnae f (genitive caprōnārum); first declension (plural only)
- forelock
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | caprōnae |
| Genitive | caprōnārum |
| Dative | caprōnīs |
| Accusative | caprōnās |
| Ablative | caprōnīs |
| Vocative | caprōnae |
Synonyms
- antiae
References
- capronae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- capronae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “capronae”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 162