adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Capitōlīnus1
Capitōlīnus (feminine Capitōlīna, neuter Capitōlīnum)
Classical[ka.pɪ.toːˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.pi.toˈliː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveCapitoline
quercus Capitōlīna
Capitoline oak, a garland of oak-leaves awarded in the Capitoline games
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Capitōlīnus | Capitōlīna | Capitōlīnum |
| genitive | Capitōlīnī | Capitōlīnae | Capitōlīnī |
| dative | Capitōlīnō | Capitōlīnae | Capitōlīnō |
| accusative | Capitōlīnum | Capitōlīnam | Capitōlīnum |
| ablative | Capitōlīnō | Capitōlīnā | Capitōlīnō |
| vocative | Capitōlīne | Capitōlīna | Capitōlīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Capitōlīnī | Capitōlīnae | Capitōlīna |
| genitive | Capitōlīnōrum | Capitōlīnārum | Capitōlīnōrum |
| dative | Capitōlīnīs | Capitōlīnīs | Capitōlīnīs |
| accusative | Capitōlīnōs | Capitōlīnās | Capitōlīna |
| ablative | Capitōlīnīs | Capitōlīnīs | Capitōlīnīs |
| vocative | Capitōlīnī | Capitōlīnae | Capitōlīna |
Căpĭtōlīnus, a, um, adj. Capitolium,
I. of or pertaining to the Capitol, Capitoline:
clivus, Cic. Rab. Perd. 11, 31: sedes, id. Div. 1, 12, 19; 2, 20, 45: collis, Mart. 12, 21: area, Suet. Calig. 22; 34; Gell. 2, 10, 2.—Of Jupiter, Auct. Dom. 57, 144; Suet. Caes. 84; id. Aug. 30; 91; 94; id. Tib. 53; id. Dom. 4: dapes, that was given to Jupiter, Mart. 12, 48: Venus, Suet. Calig. 7: amphora, q. v.: ludi, Liv. 5, 50, 4: certamen, Suet. Dom. 13; cf. id. ib. 4: quercus, a crown of oak given to victors in the Capitoline games, Juv. 6, 387. —B. Subst.
1. Căpĭtōlīnus, i, m., the Capitoline Hill, Auct. Her. 4, 32, 43.—
2. Căpĭtōlīni, ōrum, m., persons who had the charge of these games, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 2.— In sing., a cognomen of M. Manlius, on account of his rescue of the Capitol, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 24.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Capitōlīnus adj.
Capitolium, of the Capitol, Capitoline: clivus: ludi, L.: quercus, a crown of oak awarded in the Capitoline games, Iu.—Plur m. as subst., the directors of the Capitoline games.
Origins
From Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjective-forming suffix), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). As a proper noun, a clipping of Mons or Clivus Capitolinus (“Capitoline Hill”). As a cognomen, usually taken to be in reference to Marcus Manlius Capitolinus's legendary victory at the Capitoline Hill over an invasion by the Gauls in 390 BC although Mommsen believed it more likely in reference to the location of the family house (domus).