LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caprea

caprea f (genitive capreae)
Classical[ˈka.pre.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.pre.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea roe deer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapreacapreae
genitivecapreaecapreārum
dativecapreaecapreīs
accusativecapreamcapreās
ablativecapreācapreīs
vocativecapreacapreae

căprĕa, ae, f. capra,
I. a kind of wild she-goat, a roe, cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 101 Müll.; Hor. C. 3, 15, 12; 4, 4, 13; id. S. 2, 4, 43; Plin. 8, 53, 79, § 214; 11, 37, 45, § 124; Verg. G. 2, 374; id. A. 10, 725; Ov. F. 5, 372; Mart. 13, 99; on account of the hostility between it and the wolf, prov.: jungere capreas lupis, of something impossible, Hor. C. 1, 33, 8.—
II. Capreá Palus, v. capra, II. D.

Origins

From caper (“he-goat”) + -ea.

Quick answers

What does caprea mean in Latin?
caprea, a noun, means “a roe deer”.
What is the genitive of caprea?
The genitive singular is capreae. caprea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce caprea?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.pre.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.pre.a].