LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

capitium1

capitium n (genitive capitiī or capitī)
Classical[kaˈpɪ.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kaˈpit.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neutercovering for the head
  2. neuteropening in a tunic for the head
  3. neutervestment (put on over the head)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapitiumcapitia
genitivecapitiī
capitī		capitiōrum
dativecapitiōcapitiīs
accusativecapitiumcapitia
ablativecapitiōcapitiīs
vocativecapitiumcapitia

căpĭtĭum, ĭi, n. caput,
I. a covering for the head: capitia = capitum tegmina, Varr. ap. Non. p. 542, 25; also an undervest, as put over the head, though Varr. derives it from capio: capitium ab eo quod capit pectus, id est, ut antiqui dicebant, comprehendit, Varr. L. L. 5, § 131 Müll.: induis, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 7, 9 (Com. Rel. v. 61 Rib.); Dig. 34, 2, 24.—A vestment of a priest, Hier. Ep. 64.—
II. The opening in the tunic through which the head passed (eccl. Lat.), Hier. Ep. 64; id. Vest. Sacerd. 14; Vulg. Exod. 28, 32; 39, 21; id. Job, 30, 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  4. Proto-Italic*kaput
  5. Latincapitium

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin capitium From caput + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalancabeç
  • Catalancabeça
  • Frenchchevetfrom Old French chevet
  • Englishchevetfrom Old French chevet
  • Italiancavezza
  • Italiancapezza
  • Italiancavezzo
  • Italiancapezzo
  • Romaniancăpețea
  • Portuguesecabeçafrom Old Galician-Portuguese cabeça

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCapitiumCapitium a portion of a woman's dress, said by Varro to be so called because it covers (capit) the breast (Varr. L. L. 5.131, and de Vita P. R. iv. ap…
proper noun · neutersecond declension
Capitium2
Capitium n sg (genitive Capitiī or Capitī)
Classical[kaˈpɪ.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kaˈpit.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingulara city in Sicily, situated near Aluntium and Engyum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCapitium—
genitiveCapitiī
Capitī		—
dativeCapitiō—
accusativeCapitium—
ablativeCapitiō—
vocativeCapitium—
locativeCapitiī—

Căpĭtĭum, ĭi, n.,
I. a town in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 103.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Καπίτιον (Kapítion).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCapitiumCapitium a portion of a woman's dress, said by Varro to be so called because it covers (capit) the breast (Varr. L. L. 5.131, and de Vita P. R. iv. ap…GeographyCapitiumCapitium (Καπίτιον: Eth. Capitinus: Capizzi), a city of Sicily, mentioned only by Cicero and Ptolemy, but which appears from the former to have been a…

Quick answers

What does capitium mean in Latin?
capitium, a noun, means “covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the head; vestment (put on over the head)”.
What is the genitive of capitium?
The genitive singular is capitiī. capitium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce capitium?
In classical Latin, [kaˈpɪ.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈpit.t͡si.um].
Where does capitium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-? → Proto-Indo-European *kap- → Proto-Indo-European *káput → Proto-Italic *kaput → Latin capitium.