proper noun · femininefirst declension
Capua
Capua f sg (genitive Capuae)
Meaning
- femininesingularCapua (a city in Italy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Capua | — |
| genitive | Capuae | — |
| dative | Capuae | — |
| accusative | Capuam | — |
| ablative | Capuā | — |
| vocative | Capua | — |
| locative | Capuae | — |
Căpŭa, ae, f., = Καπύη [kindred with campus, q. v.],
I. the chief city of Campania, celebrated for its riches and luxury, now Sta. Maria di Capua, Mel. 2, 4, 2; Cic. Pis. 11, 24; 11, 25; id. Agr. 1, 6, 18 sq.; 2, 32, 87; Verg. G. 2, 224; Hor. Epod. 16, 5; id. S. 1, 5, 47; id. Ep. 1, 11, 11:
Capua ab campo dicta, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63; cf. Liv. 4, 37, 1; other fabulous etymologies v. in Serv. ad Verg. A. 10, 145, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 43 Müll.: Capuam Hannibali Cannas fuisse, Flor. 2, 6, 21; cf. Cannae.—II. Adj.
A. Campanus, v. under Campania, 2. a.—
B. Căpŭensis, e, of Capua (late Lat.), Inscr. Orell. 3766.—Plur.: Capuenses, the inhabitants of Capua, Schol. Bobiens. Cic. post Red. in Sen. p. 249 Orell.—
C. Că-pŭānus, of Capua, used by some acc. to analogy, Varr. L. L. 10, § 16, p. 163 Bip.
Origins
From Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌅𐌀 (capeva, “city of marshes”).