capax
Latin
Etymology
Derived from capiō (“I hold, contain, am large enough for”) + -āx (“inclined to”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.paːks/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.paks/, [ˈkaː.paks]
Adjective
capāx (genitive capācis); third declension
- That can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy.
- Susceptible, capable of, able, apt, fit for.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | capāx | capācēs | capācia | ||
| genitive | capācis | capācium | |||
| dative | capācī | capācibus | |||
| accusative | capācem | capāx | capācēs | capācia | |
| ablative | capācī | capācibus | |||
| vocative | capāx | capācēs | capācia | ||
- comparative: capācior, superlative: capācissimus
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (capable of): incapāx
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- capax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- capax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- capax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- capax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.