LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cappellus

cappellus m (genitive cappellī)
Classical[kapˈpɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[kapˈpɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinmasculinetype of headgear
    (all approximate)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecappelluscappellī
capellī
genitivecappellī
capellī
cappellōrum
capellōrum
dativecappellō
capellō
cappellīs
capellīs
accusativecappellum
capellum
cappellōs
capellōs
ablativecappellō
capellō
cappellīs
capellīs
vocativecappelle
capelle
cappellī
capellī

Origins

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

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 -ellus Latin cappellus From cappa f + -ellus. Attested from the ninth century.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancapell
  • Occitancapèl
  • Occitancapèth
  • Occitancapèu
  • Occitanchapèl
  • Occitanchapèu
  • Franco-Provençalchapél
  • Old Frenchchapel
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecapelofrom Old Galician-Portuguese capelo
  • Spanishcapillofrom Old Spanish capiello
  • Asturiancapiellu
  • Mirandesecapielho
  • Galiciancapelofrom Old Galician-Portuguese capelo
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancappello
  • Corsicancappellu
  • Corsicancappeddu
  • Neapolitancappiello
  • Siciliancappeddu
  • Venetancapelo
  • Venetancapel
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancjapiel
  • Romanshchapè
  • Romanshchapella
  • Romanshtgapela
  • Romanshtgapeala
Gallo-Italic
  • Romagnolcapéll
Borrowings
  • Belarusianкапялю́шfrom Polish kapelusz
  • Ukrainianкапелю́хfrom Polish kapelusz
  • Yiddishקאַפּעליושfrom Polish kapelusz

Quick answers

What does cappellus mean in Latin?
cappellus, a noun, means “type of headgear”.
What is the genitive of cappellus?
The genitive singular is cappellī. cappellus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cappellus?
In classical Latin, [kapˈpɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kapˈpɛl.lus].
Where does cappellus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-? → Proto-Indo-European *kap- → Proto-Indo-European *káput → Proto-Italic *kaput → Latin cappellus.