LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cāpus

cāpus m (genitive cāpī)
Classical[ˈkaː.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.pus]

Meaning

  1. archaicarchaic form of cāpō (“capon”)
  2. a bird of prey

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecāpuscāpī
genitivecāpīcāpōrum
dativecāpōcāpīs
accusativecāpumcāpōs
ablativecāpōcāpīs
vocativecāpecāpī

cāpus, i, v. capo.

Origins

Possibly from Etruscan [Term?] (“falcon”)

Quick answers

What does cāpus mean in Latin?
cāpus, a noun, means “archaic form of cāpō (“capon”); a bird of prey”.
What is the genitive of cāpus?
The genitive singular is cāpī. cāpus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cāpus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkaː.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.pus].