"caput" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəpˈʊt/, /ˈkæp.ət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caput.wav Forms: caputs [plural], capita [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin caput (“the head”), from Proto-Indo-European *káput (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of cape, capo, chef, and chief, and distantly of head and Howth. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-|id1=head}}, {{lbor|en|la|caput|t=the head}} Learned borrowing from Latin caput (“the head”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*káput}} Proto-Indo-European *káput, {{der|en|ine-pro|*kap-}} Proto-Indo-European *kap-, {{dbt|en|cape#Etymology 1|capo|chef|chief}} Doublet of cape, capo, chef, and chief, {{doublet|en|head|Howth|notext=1}} head and Howth Head templates: {{en-noun|s|capita}} caput (plural caputs or capita)
  1. (anatomy) The head. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-caput-en-noun-Y~HP1lFs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 4 0 43 43 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-caput-en-noun-alkRL83s Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. The top or superior part of a thing.
    Sense id: en-caput-en-noun--A9Z-Tmv
  4. (UK) The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-caput-en-noun-arLDOIyN Categories (other): British English, Brazilian Portuguese, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Brazilian Portuguese: 8 1 1 0 22 19 3 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 6 4 9 5 2 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 4 0 43 43 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 19 10 1 43 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 4 1 0 18 15 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 5 1 7 3 7 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 3 1 0 19 18 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 5 4 9 4 1
  5. (medicine, colloquial) Ellipsis of caput succedaneum. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis Alternative form of: caput succedaneum Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-caput-en-noun-lDbVMZmK Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Brazilian Portuguese: 8 1 1 0 22 19 3 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 6 4 9 5 2 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 4 0 43 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 4 1 0 18 15 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 5 1 7 3 7 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 3 1 0 19 18 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 5 4 9 4 1 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: capite, caput mortuum

Inflected forms

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