LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

captūra

captūra f (genitive captūrae)
Classical[kapˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[kapˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. A taking, catching; capture.
  2. That which is taken; prey, catch.
  3. Gain, profit, takings, earnings, reward, pay, hire, wages.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaptūracaptūrae
genitivecaptūraecaptūrārum
dativecaptūraecaptūrīs
accusativecaptūramcaptūrās
ablativecaptūrācaptūrīs
vocativecaptūracaptūrae

captūra, ae,
I. f [capio] (post-Aug.).
I. A taking, catching (of animals); abstr.: piscium, Plin. 9, 19, 35, § 71: piscium et alitum, id. 19, 1, 2, § 10: pantherae, id. 28, 8, 27, § 93. —
II. Meton. (abstr. pro concr.).
A. That which is taken, the prey: pinxit venatores cum capturā, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 99; 10, 40, 56, § 115; Suet. Aug. 25.—Hence,
B. Gain, profit (acquired by low or immoral employments), reward, pay, hire, wages: prostitutarum, Suet. Calig. 40: inhonesti lucri, Val. Max. 9, 4, 1; so id. 3, 4, 4; 6, 9, 8; Plin. 24, 1, 1, § 4; Sen. Contr. 1, 2 init.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  4. Archaic Latinkapiō
  5. Latincaptūra

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin captūra From capiō (“capture, seize, take”) + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Catalancaptura
  • Englishcapture
  • Frenchcapture
  • Italiancattura
  • Portuguesecaptura
  • Romaniancaptură
  • Spanishcaptura
  • Galiciancaptura

In English words that came into English from captūra

  • capturecaptūra

Quick answers

What does captūra mean in Latin?
captūra, a noun, means “A taking, catching; capture.; That which is taken”.
What is the genitive of captūra?
The genitive singular is captūrae. captūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce captūra?
In classical Latin, [kapˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kapˈtuː.ra].
Where does captūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kap- → Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti → Proto-Italic *kapjō → Archaic Latin kapiō → Latin captūra.