LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sēmicaper

sēmicaper m (genitive sēmicaprī)
Classical[seːˈmɪ.ka.pɛr]Ecclesiastical[seˈmiː.ka.per]

Meaning

  1. half-goat; epithet of the god Pan or Faunus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesēmicapersēmicaprī
genitivesēmicaprīsēmicaprōrum
dativesēmicaprōsēmicaprīs
accusativesēmicaprumsēmicaprōs
ablativesēmicaprōsēmicaprīs
vocativesēmicapersēmicaprī

sēmĭ-căper, pri, m.,
I. a half-goat (Ovidian), an epithet of Pan, Ov. M. 14, 515; of a Faun, id. F. 5, 101.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmicaper

Proto-Indo-European *kápros Proto-Italic *kapros Latin caper Latin sēmicaper From sēmi- (“half, semi-”) + caper (“goat”).

Quick answers

What does sēmicaper mean in Latin?
sēmicaper, a noun, means “half-goat; epithet of the god Pan or Faunus”.
What is the genitive of sēmicaper?
The genitive singular is sēmicaprī. sēmicaper is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sēmicaper?
In classical Latin, [seːˈmɪ.ka.pɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈmiː.ka.per].
Where does sēmicaper come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sēmi → Latin sēmicaper.