LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

capreolus

capreolus m (genitive capreolī)

Meaning

  1. masculinea roe deer, roebuck
    Bambi capreolus erat.Bambi was a roe deer.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapreoluscapreolī
genitivecapreolīcapreolōrum
dativecapreolōcapreolīs
accusativecapreolumcapreolōs
ablativecapreolōcapreolīs
vocativecapreolecapreolī

căprĕŏlus, i, m. as if from capreus, caprea.
I. A kind of wild goat, chamois, roebuck, Verg. E. 2, 41; Col. 9, 1, 1.—
II. Transf., named from the form of their horns,
A. An implement with two prongs for cutting up weeds, a weeding-hoe, Col. 11, 3, 46.—
B. In plur.: capreoli, in mechanics, short pieces of timber inclining to each other, which support something, supports, props, stays, Vitr. 4, 2; 5, 1; 10, 15; 10, 20; 10, 21; Caes. B. C. 2, 10; Isid. Orig. 17, 5, 11.—
C. Of vines, the small tendrils which support the branches, Col. 1, 31, 4; Paul. ex Fest. p. 57 Müll.; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus Latin capreolus From caprea (“roe”) + -olus.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancabirol
  • Frenchchevreuilfrom Old French chevroil
  • Englishchevreuilfrom Old French chevroil
  • Occitancabiròl
  • Occitancabròl
  • Aragonesecabirol
  • Normanquevreulfrom Old French chevroil
  • Normanquevreurfrom Old French chevroil
  • Sicilianciavureḍḍufrom Old French chevroil
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancapreolo
  • Italiancapriolo
  • Italiancavriolo
  • Italiancapriola
  • Siciliancrapiolu
Balkan Romance
  • Romaniancăprior
  • Romaniancăprioară
  • Aromaniancãprior
  • Aromaniancãprioarã
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancrabiolu
  • Sardiniancrabolu
Borrowings
  • Englishcapreolate
  • Albaniankapruall
  • Albaniankaprolli
  • TranslingualCapreolus
Northern Italian
  • Emiliancavariôl
  • Friuliancjavrûl
  • Ladincapriol
  • Piedmontesecravieul
  • Romanshchavriel
  • Venetancaoriól
  • Venetancavriól
  • Venetancavriòło

In English words that came into English from capreolus

  • capreolinecapreolus
  • capreolatecapreolātus

Quick answers

What does capreolus mean in Latin?
capreolus, a noun, means “a roe deer, roebuck”.
What is the genitive of capreolus?
The genitive singular is capreolī. capreolus is masculine, second declension.