LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cappella

cappella f (genitive cappellae)
Classical[kapˈpɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[kapˈpɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinfemininelittle coat
  2. EarlyMedieval Latinfemininechapel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecappellacappellae
genitivecappellaecappellārum
dativecappellaecappellīs
accusativecappellamcappellās
ablativecappellācappellīs
vocativecappellacappellae

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin capitulum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin capitulāre? Latin cappa ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ella Latin cappella From cappa (“cape; coat”) + -ella (diminutive suffix), literally “little cloak”. First attested circa 660 CE.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecapelafrom Old Galician-Portuguese capela
  • Portuguesecapellafrom Old Galician-Portuguese capela
  • Spanishcapillafrom Old Spanish capiella
  • Asturiancapiella
  • Mirandesecapielha
  • Galiciancapelafrom Old Galician-Portuguese capela
  • Konkaniकोपेलfrom Old Galician-Portuguese capela
  • Malayalamകപ്പേളfrom Old Galician-Portuguese capela
  • Asturiancapiyafrom Old Spanish capiella
  • Asturiancapíafrom Old Spanish capiella
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancapella
  • Occitancapèlafrom Old Occitan capella
  • Old Frenchchapele
  • Basquekaperafrom Old Occitan capella
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancappella
  • Venetancapeła
  • Venetancapela
Borrowings
  • Indonesiankapela
  • Welshcapelfrom Middle Welsh capel
  • Belarusianкаплі́цаfrom Old Czech caplicě
  • Ukrainianкапли́цяfrom Old Czech caplicě
  • Proto-West Germanic*kappellā

Quick answers

What does cappella mean in Latin?
cappella, a noun, means “little coat; chapel”.
What is the genitive of cappella?
The genitive singular is cappellae. cappella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cappella?
In classical Latin, [kapˈpɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kapˈpɛl.la].
Where does cappella come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-? → Proto-Indo-European *kap- → Proto-Indo-European *káput → Proto-Italic *kaput → Latin cappella.