caper in Latin

IPA: [ˈka.pɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkaː.per] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“buck, he-goat”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “boar”), Proto-Germanic *hafraz (“he-goat”), and Proto-Iranian *káfrah (“young goat, kid”). Etymology templates: {{lang|la|caper}} caper, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*kapros}} Proto-Italic *kapros, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*kápros|t=buck, he-goat}} Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“buck, he-goat”), {{cog|grc|κάπρος||boar}} Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “boar”), {{cog|gem-pro|*hafraz||he-goat}} Proto-Germanic *hafraz (“he-goat”), {{cog|ira-pro|*káfrah||young goat, kid}} Proto-Iranian *káfrah (“young goat, kid”) Head templates: {{la-noun|caper/capr<2>|f=capra}} caper m (genitive caprī, feminine capra); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|caper/capr<2>}} Forms: caprī [genitive], capra [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], caper [nominative, singular], caprī [nominative, plural], caprī [genitive, singular], caprōrum [genitive, plural], caprō [dative, singular], caprīs [dative, plural], caprum [accusative, singular], caprōs [accusative, plural], caprō [ablative, singular], caprīs [ablative, plural], caper [singular, vocative], caprī [plural, vocative]

Inflected forms

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        "1": "la",
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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    }
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        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "capra",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "caprum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "form": "caper",
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        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "f": "capra"
      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Goats",
          "orig": "la:Goats",
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        }
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        {
          "word": "buccus"
        },
        {
          "word": "haedus"
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        {
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        "he-goat (a male goat, a billy goat)"
      ],
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          "word": "capellus"
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          "word": "capra"
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          "word": "caprigenus"
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          "word": "omnicarpus"
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          "word": "buccus"
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      "ipa": "[ˈka.pɛr]",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.per]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caper"
}

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      "word": "buccus"
    },
    {
      "word": "haedus"
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      "word": "hircus"
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    {
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "caprō",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "caprīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "caprum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "caprō",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "caprīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caper",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caprī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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        "1": "caper/capr<2>",
        "f": "capra"
      },
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        "1": "caper/capr<2>"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "capellus"
    },
    {
      "word": "capra"
    },
    {
      "word": "caprigenus"
    },
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      "word": "omnicarpus"
    }
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        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
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        "he-goat (a male goat, a billy goat)"
      ],
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          "goat",
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        {
          "word": "buccus"
        },
        {
          "word": "hircus"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
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    }
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.per]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caper"
}

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"caper" meaning in Latin

Noun

Inflected forms