"Capella" meaning in English

See Capella in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin capella (“she-goat; kid”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|capella||she-goat; kid}} Latin capella (“she-goat; kid”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Capella
  1. (astronomy) A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae. Translations (the brightest star in the constellation Auriga): Αἴξ (Aíx) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), العَيُّوق (al-ʕayyūq) [masculine] (Arabic), 五車二 /五车二 (ng⁵ ce¹ ji⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 五車二 /五车二 (Wǔchē'èr) (Chinese Mandarin), Capella [feminine] (Dutch), Capella (Estonian), Capella [feminine] (French), Capella [feminine] (German), Capella [feminine] (Italian), カペラ (Kapera) (Japanese), بزبان (bozbân) (Persian), Капе́лла (Kapélla) (Russian), Capella [feminine] (Spanish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Capellas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan Capella. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ca:Capella|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Catalan", "term" : "Capella", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ca" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Capella", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Capella"> Borrowed from Catalan Capella. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Capella (plural Capellas)
  1. A surname from Catalan. Related terms: Capella Island
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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