Definify.com
Definition 2024
Capsa
Capsa
See also: capsa
Latin
Proper noun
Capsa
- An Ancient town in North Africa, succeeded by the southern Tunisian oasis city Gafsa
- Capsa is the eponymous primary findings site of the Paleolithic Capsian culture
- Augustus stationed legionaires in Capsa
- The Latin name of a Roman Catholic titular see
- After 20 years as bishop of Viana, the capucin Adalberto Paulo da Silva became auxiliary bishop of Fortaleza (also in Brazil, until 2004) and titular bishop of Capsa (which he remained)
Derived terms
- Capsitanus (adjective)
Descendants
References
- Capsa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Capsa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
capsa
capsa
See also: Capsa
Catalan
Noun
capsa f (plural capses)
Usage notes
There is a semantical difference in the usage of caixa and capsa according to their size. Boxes larger than a shoebox are usually called caixa, while boxes smaller than a shoebox (e.g. for matches, confectioneries, pills) are capsa.
Related terms
- caixa f
- capseta
Latin
Etymology
From capiō (“capture, seize, take”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkap.sa/
Noun
capsa f (genitive capsae); first declension
- A box, repository; especially a cylindrical container for books; bookcase.
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | capsa | capsae |
genitive | capsae | capsārum |
dative | capsae | capsīs |
accusative | capsam | capsās |
ablative | capsā | capsīs |
vocative | capsa | capsae |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- capsa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- capsa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- CAPSA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “capsa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- capsa in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- capsa in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- capsa in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- capsa in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press