LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

capella1

capella f (genitive capellae)
Classical[kaˈpɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[kaˈpɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. feminineA she-goat or kid, nanny-goat

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapellacapellae
genitivecapellaecapellārum
dativecapellaecapellīs
accusativecapellamcapellās
ablativecapellācapellīs
vocativecapellacapellae

căpella, ae, f. dim. caper; cf.: puer, puella,
I. a she-goat.
I. Lit., Col. 7, 6, 4; Cat. 19, 16; 20, 10; Tib. 1, 1, 31; Verg. E. 7, 3; 10, 7; Hor. Epod. 16, 49; id. S. 1, 1, 110; id. Ep. 1, 7, 86; Ov. M. 13, 691 al.—A piece of statuary, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87.—
2. As a term of reproach, a dirty fellow, Amm. 17, 12; 24, 8 (cf. canicula).—
II. A star on the left shoulder of the constellation Auriga (usu. called capra), Plin. 18, 26, 66, § 248; rising in the rainy season; hence, sidus pluviale capellae, Ov. M. 3, 594: signum pluviale, id. F. 5, 113.

Origins

From capra (“she-goat”) + -la (diminutive-forming suffix). Equivalently, the feminine version of capellus, the diminutive of caper (“goat”).

proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Capella2
Capella m sg (genitive Capellae)
Classical[kaˈpɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[kaˈpɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA masculine cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularMartianus Minneus Felix Capella (fl. c. AD 410–420), a Latin prose writer of Late Antiquity
  3. masculinesingularThe star α Aurigae in the constellation Auriga.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCapella—
genitiveCapellae—
dativeCapellae—
accusativeCapellam—
ablativeCapellā—
vocativeCapella—

Căpella. ae, m.,
I. a Roman proper name.
I. An elegiac poet, Ov. P. 4, 16, 36. —
II. Capella Antistius, a teacher of rhetoric, Lampr. Comm. 1, 6.—
III. Martianus Mineus Felix Capella, a learned grammarian of Madaura, in Africa, in the second half of the fifth century; his Satyricon treats of the liberal arts.—Hence, Căpel-lĭānus, a um, adj., belonging to a Capella, Mart. 11, 31, 17.

Quick answers

What does capella mean in Latin?
capella, a noun, means “A she-goat or kid, nanny-goat”.
What is the genitive of capella?
The genitive singular is capellae. capella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce capella?
In classical Latin, [kaˈpɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈpɛl.la].