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noun · femininefirst declension

caprōnae

caprōnae f pl (genitive caprōnārum)
Classical[kaˈproː.nae̯]Ecclesiastical[kaˈprɔː.ne]

Meaning

  1. pluralplural onlyforelock

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—caprōnae
genitive—caprōnārum
dative—caprōnīs
accusative—caprōnās
ablative—caprōnīs
vocative—caprōnae

căprōnae (in MSS. also -nĕae), ārum, f. caput-pronus,
I. the hair of men and animals hanging down upon the forehead, forelocks (cf. antiae) (ante- and post-class., and rare): capronae dicuntur comae, quae ante frontem sunt quasi a capite pronae, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 22, 3 sq.; App. Flor. 3, p. 342; Paul. ex Fest. p. 48 Müll.

Origins

Uncertain; proposed derivations include: * From caput (“head”) and prōnus (“hanging, bent over”). * From a Proto-Indo-European root common to Sanskrit शिप्रीआ (śiprīā, “hair”).

Quick answers

What does caprōnae mean in Latin?
caprōnae, a noun, means “forelock”.
What is the genitive of caprōnae?
The genitive singular is caprōnārum. caprōnae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce caprōnae?
In classical Latin, [kaˈproː.nae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈprɔː.ne].