LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

capital

capital n (genitive capitālis)
Classical[ˈka.pɪ.taɫ]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.pi.tal]

Meaning

  1. neutera capital offence; a crime punishable by death, civil death, or exile
    capital facereto commit a capital offence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapitalcapitālia
genitivecapitāliscapitālium
dativecapitālīcapitālibus
accusativecapitalcapitālia
ablativecapitālīcapitālibus
vocativecapitalcapitālia

căpĭtal, v. capitalis.

Origins

Substantivation of apocopated capitāle, nominative neuter singular of capitālis (“punishable by death; of the head”). See capitis poena (“capital punishment”) and -al.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCapitalCapital a kerchief of woollen (Varr. L. L. 5.130) or linen cloth (P. Diac. p. 57 M.), worn round the head by Roman women in early times, and, after it…

Quick answers

What does capital mean in Latin?
capital, a noun, means “a capital offence; a crime punishable by death, civil death, or exile”.
What is the genitive of capital?
The genitive singular is capitālis. capital is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce capital?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.pɪ.taɫ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.pi.tal].