"capitano" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: capitanos [plural], capitanoes [plural], capitani [plural]
Etymology: From Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|capitano}} Italian capitano, {{doublet|en|captain|chieftain}} Doublet of captain and chieftain Head templates: {{en-noun|s|capitanoes|capitani}} capitano (plural capitanos or capitanoes or capitani)
  1. A head man.
    Sense id: en-capitano-en-noun-Fn31tvn-
  2. One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him. Categories (topical): Comedy, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-capitano-en-noun-IDKTp6xw Disambiguation of Comedy: 13 87 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 41 1 29 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 31 1 35 32

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ka.piˈta.no/ Forms: capitani [plural], capitana [feminine, humorous, rare]
Rhymes: -ano Etymology: From Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput. Etymology templates: {{der|it|LL.|capitaneus}} Late Latin capitaneus, {{der|it|la|caput}} Latin caput Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+|f_qual=rare or humorous}} capitano m (plural capitani, feminine (rare or humorous) capitana)
  1. (military) captain Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Military ranks Synonyms: capitaneo, capitanio, cattano [archaic] Derived forms: capitanare, capitaneria
    Sense id: en-capitano-it-noun-J4C47vmY Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

IPA: /ka.piˈta.no/
Rhymes: -ano Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} capitano
  1. first-person plural present indicative of capitanare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, plural, present Form of: capitanare
    Sense id: en-capitano-it-verb-fskgMpnG Categories (other): Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian heteronyms Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 31 1 35 32 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 52 47 Disambiguation of Italian heteronyms: 2 51 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Italian]

IPA: /ˈka.pi.ta.no/
Rhymes: -apitano Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} capitano
  1. third-person plural present indicative of capitare Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, third-person Form of: capitare
    Sense id: en-capitano-it-verb-CG1BN0ih Categories (other): Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian heteronyms Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 31 1 35 32 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 52 47 Disambiguation of Italian heteronyms: 2 51 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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