capillus

Latin

Etymology

From caput (“head”) and pilus (“hair”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈpil.lus/, [kaˈpɪl.lʊs]

Noun

capillus m (genitive capillī); second declension

hair (a single hair)
hair, head of hair

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	capillus	capillī
genitive	capillī	capillōrum
dative	capillō	capillīs
accusative	capillum	capillōs
ablative	capillō	capillīs
vocative	capille	capillī

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: cabell
Dalmatian: capei
French: cheveu
Friulian: cjaveli, čhavêl
Galician: cabelo
Italian: capello
Norman: g'veu, quéveu
Neapolitan: capello

Occitan: cabel
Portuguese: cabelo
Romansch: chavel, tgavel
Sicilian: capiddu
Spanish: cabello
Venetian: cavel
Walloon: tchvea

References

capillus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
capillus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
capillus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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