LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

capillātūra

capillātūra f (genitive capillātūrae)

Meaning

  1. hairiness, hair
  2. wig (false hair)
  3. hairlike streaks in gemstones

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapillātūracapillātūrae
genitivecapillātūraecapillātūrārum
dativecapillātūraecapillātūrīs
accusativecapillātūramcapillātūrās
ablativecapillātūrācapillātūrīs
vocativecapillātūracapillātūrae

căpillātūra, ae, f. id., prop.,
I. the being hairy; and then per meton., the hair; esp. false hair (post-Aug.), Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 190; Tert. Cult. Fem. 7; Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 35; id. Acut. 1, 4, 79; 2, 9, 41.—
II. Transf., the hair-like streaks in precious stones, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 190.

Origins

From capillus + -tūra as if via an intermediate verb *capillāre ("to furnish with hair") implied by capillātus.

Descendants
  • Italiancapigliatura

In English words that came into English from capillātūra

  • capillaturecapillātūra

Quick answers

What does capillātūra mean in Latin?
capillātūra, a noun, means “hairiness, hair; wig (false hair); hairlike streaks in gemstones”.
What is the genitive of capillātūra?
The genitive singular is capillātūrae. capillātūra is feminine, first declension.