noun · femininethird declension
capparis
capparis f (genitive capparis)
Meaning
- femininecaper (plant and berry)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | capparis | capparēs |
| genitive | capparis | capparium |
| dative | capparī | capparibus |
| accusative | capparim capparin | capparēs capparīs |
| ablative | capparī | capparibus |
| vocative | capparis | capparēs |
cappăris, is, f. (acc. -im, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 90; Varr. ap. Charis. p. 79 P.; acc. -in, Mart. 3, 77; Cels. 4, 9), and (rare) cappă-ri, indecl. n., = κάππαρις or κάππαρι,
I. the caper-bush, Col. 11, 3, 17; 11, 3, 54; Plin. 13, 23, 44, § 127; Pall. Oct. 11, 4:
capparis cortex, Cels. 5, 17, 19.—II. The fruit of the caper-bush, the caper, Plaut. l. l.:
capparin et cepas voras, Mart. l. l.: urinam movet, Cels. 2, 31.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).
Occitano-Romance
- Catalantapèra
- Catalantapèna
- Occitantapera
- Occitantapena
- Gascontapera
Italo-Romance
- Italiancappero
- Frenchcâprefrom Italian cappero
- Sicilianchiàppara
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishalcaparra
- Aragonesetapara
- Aragonesetapera
Borrowings
- Englishcaper
- TranslingualCapparis
Gallo-Italic
- Liguriantàpano
- Liguriantapano
- Piedmontesetàpari