LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

capra

capra f (genitive caprae, masculine caper)
Classical[ˈka.pra]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.pra]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. feminineshe-goat, nanny goat (a female goat)
    stat quoque capra simul [...] īnfantī lac dēdit illa Iovī.Also together [with him] stands a she-goat … that gave her milk to the infant Jove. (Ovid refers to mythology about the baby Jupiter/Iuppiter or Zeus having been suckled by a goat, or the goddess Amalthea; see Amalthea (mythology).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 3.443–444
  2. femininethe odor of armpits

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

animal quod in rūpibus salit; lac bonum dat.
capra -ae f — in Mille Verba, Animālia

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Caper · Hircus · Hœdus

Caper (κάπρος) is the general name for a he-goat, and that which is used in natural history, τράγος; hircus (from χήρ) is an old full-grown he-goat, χίμαρος? whereas hædus, hœdus (χοῖρος), a kid, ἔριφος. (v. 336.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapracaprae
genitivecapraecaprārum
dativecapraecaprīs
accusativecapramcaprās
ablativecaprācaprīs
vocativecapracaprae

capra, ae, f. caper,
I. a she-goat, Cato ap. Charis. p. 79 P.; Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 1 sq.; Col. 7, 6 sq.; Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 200; Cic. Lael. 17, 62 al.: fera = caprea, Verg. A. 4, 152.—A nickname for a man with bristly hair, Suet. Calig. 50; cf. caper.—
II. Transf.
A. A star in the constellation Auriga (which is Amalthea, transf to heaven), Hor. C. 3, 7, 6; Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 110.—
B. The odor of the armpits (cf. ala and caper), Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 29.—
C. A cognomen of the Annii, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 10.—
D. Caprae Palus, the place in Rome where Romulus disappeared in the Campus, where afterwards was the Circus Flaminius, Liv. 1, 16, 1 (in Ov. F. 2, 491, Caprea Palus; acc. to Fest. p. 49, also called Capralia).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kápros
  2. Proto-Italic*kapros
  3. Latincapra

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin capra From caper (“billy goat, he-goat”) + -a (suffix forming feminine versions of nouns).

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchchèvrefrom Old French chievre
  • Catalancabra
  • Occitancabrafrom Old Occitan cabra
  • Occitanchabrafrom Old Occitan cabra
  • Occitancrabafrom Old Occitan cabra
  • Franco-Provençalchiévra
  • Normanquièvrefrom Old French chievre
  • Picardkièvefrom Old French chievre
  • Picardtchièvefrom Old French chievre
  • Walloontchivefrom Old French chievre
Elsewhere
  • Portuguesecabrafrom Asturian cabra
  • Portuguesecabritofrom Asturian cabra
  • Portuguesecabritafrom Asturian cabra
  • Spanishcabrafrom Asturian cabra
  • Aragonesecraba
  • Aragonesecrapa
  • Galiciancabrafrom Asturian cabra
  • Old Tupikabaráfrom Asturian cabra
  • Papiamentukabritufrom Asturian cabra
  • Aukankaabítafrom Asturian cabra
Balkan Romance
  • Romaniancapră
  • Aromaniancaprã
  • Istro-Romaniancåprĕ
  • Megleno-Romaniancapră
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancapra
  • Neapolitancrapa
  • Siciliancrapa
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancraba
Northern Italian
  • Istriotcàvara
  • Venetancavra
  • Venetancàora
  • Venetancàvara
  • Emilianchèvra
  • Lombardcrava
  • Piedmontesecrava
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancjavre
  • Ladincëura
  • Romanshchaura
  • Romanshcaura
  • Romanshtgora
  • Romanshchevra

Quick answers

What does capra mean in Latin?
capra, a noun, means “she-goat, nanny goat (a female goat); the odor of armpits”.
What is the genitive of capra?
The genitive singular is caprae. capra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce capra?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.pra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.pra].
Where does capra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kápros → Proto-Italic *kapros → Latin capra.