noun · masculinesecond declension
capsus
capsus m (genitive capsī)
Classical[ˈkap.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkap.sus]
Meaning
- masculinecoach trunk (or rather capsum)
- masculinean enclosure for wild animals (also considered corrupt for pāscuum or cāvea; however the existence of such a term is required by masculine Aramaic קַפְצָא (qap̄əṣā) / ܩܰܦܣܳܐ (qap̄əsā) / ܩܰܦܨܳܐ (qap̄əṣā), Arabic قَفَص (qafaṣ); note also Galician couso (“trap for wolves”))
quis enim abunde mirari potest, quod eminentissima cuiusque professionis ingenia in eandem formant et in idem artati temporis congruere spatium, et quemadmodum clausa capso aliove saepto diversi generis animalia nihilo minus separata alienis in unum quodque corpus congregantur, ita cuiusque clari operis capacia ingenia in similitudinem et temporum et profectuum semet ipsa ab aliis separaverunt.
Velleius Paterculus, Historiae Romanae 1.16.2–3 - Late LatinMedieval Latinmasculinechurch nave (or rather capsum)
- Late LatinMedieval Latinmasculineribcage; thorax (or rather capsum; Italian casso)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | capsus | capsī capsa |
| genitive | capsī | capsōrum |
| dative | capsō | capsīs |
| accusative | capsum | capsōs capsa |
| ablative | capsō | capsīs |
| vocative | capse | capsī capsa |
capsus, i, m. id..
I. A wagon-body, coach-body, Vitr. 10, 14; Fest. s. v. ploxinum, p. 230 Müll.: cf. Isid. Orig. 20, 12, 3. —
II. An enclosure for animals, a pen, Vell. 1, 16, 2.
Origins
See capsa.
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiancasso
- Venetancasso
- Venetancas
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchchasfrom Old French cas
- Old Occitancas
Gallo-Italic
- Lombardcass
- Lombardcas
Ibero-Romance
- Galiciancousofrom Old Galician-Portuguese causo