adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
caprārius1
caprārius (feminine caprāria, neuter caprārium)
Classical[kaˈpraː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈpraː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalgoat
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caprārius | caprāria | caprārium |
| genitive | caprāriī | caprāriae | caprāriī |
| dative | caprāriō | caprāriae | caprāriō |
| accusative | caprārium | caprāriam | caprārium |
| ablative | caprāriō | caprāriā | caprāriō |
| vocative | caprārie | caprāria | caprārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caprāriī | caprāriae | caprāria |
| genitive | caprāriōrum | caprāriārum | caprāriōrum |
| dative | caprāriīs | caprāriīs | caprāriīs |
| accusative | caprāriōs | caprāriās | caprāria |
| ablative | caprāriīs | caprāriīs | caprāriīs |
| vocative | caprāriī | caprāriae | caprāria |
căprārĭus, a, um, adj. capra,
I. of or pertaining to the goat:
pastus, Sol. 1, § 97: mutilago, a species of tithymalus, App. Herb. 108.—Subst.: căprārĭus, ii, m., a goatherd, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 10, Col 3, 10, 17.— II. Caprāria, ae, f
A. An island near the south point of the Balearis Major, now Caborra, Plin. 3, 5, 11, § 78; Mart. Cap. 6, § 643.—
B. One of the Fortunatae Insulae, Mart. Cap. 6, § 702.—
C. A small island in the Tuscan Sea, near the northern point of Corsica, abounding in wild goats (Gr. Αἴγιλον), now Capraja, Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 81; Mel. 2, 7, 19; Rutil. 1, 439; Mart. Cap. 6, § 644; called also Caprāsia, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 3.— Hence, Caprārĭensis, e:
plumbum, Plin. 34, 17, 49, § 164.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*kápros
- Proto-Italic*kapros
- Latincaprārius
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin caprārius From caper (“goat”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).