LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

capulāris

capulāris (neuter capulāre)
Classical[ka.pʊˈɫaː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[ka.puˈlaː.ris]

Meaning

  1. relationaltwo terminationbier
  2. two terminationone foot in the grave; at death's door

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecapulāriscapulāriscapulāre
genitivecapulāriscapulāriscapulāris
dativecapulārīcapulārīcapulārī
accusativecapulāremcapulāremcapulāre
ablativecapulārīcapulārīcapulārī
vocativecapulāriscapulāriscapulāre
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecapulārēscapulārēscapulāria
genitivecapulāriumcapulāriumcapulārium
dativecapulāribuscapulāribuscapulāribus
accusativecapulārīs
capulārēs
capulārīs
capulārēs
capulāria
ablativecapulāribuscapulāribuscapulāribus
vocativecapulārēscapulārēscapulāria

căpŭlāris, e, adj. capulus,
I. pertaining to or destined for a bier: capularem dici voluerunt senem jam morti contiguum; sed et reos capulares dicebant, qui capulo digni forent, Fulg. p. 563, 11 sq.: cadaver, Lucil. ap. Fulg. l. l.: tam oppido Acherunticus? Tam capularis, near the grave, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 33 (Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 222; 11, 64).

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin capulus Latin āris Latin capulāris From capulus + āris.

Quick answers

What does capulāris mean in Latin?
capulāris, a adjective, means “bier; one foot in the grave; at death's door”.
How do you pronounce capulāris?
In classical Latin, [ka.pʊˈɫaː.rɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.puˈlaː.ris].
Where does capulāris come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kap- → Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti → Proto-Italic *kapjō → Archaic Latin kapiō → Latin capulāris.