Latin

Proper noun

Cappa f ‎(genitive Cappae); first declension

1. a city in Hispania Baetica

Declension

First declension.

References

• CAPPA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Cappa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

English

Noun

cappa ‎(plural cappae)

1. (palynology) The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain.

Related terms

• cappula

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/, [ˈkäppä]
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: càp‧pa
• Homophone: kappa

Noun

cappa f ‎(plural cappe)

1. sleeveless coat; cloak
2. cowl, hood
3. tarpaulin
4. Alternative form of kappa
5. cape

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps the shortened form of capitulāre ‎(“head tax”), from caput. Another theory derives it from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/

Noun

cappa f ‎(genitive cappae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) cape, sleeveless coat

Declension

First declension.

Derived terms

• cappella

Descendants

References

• CAPPA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Noun

cappa f ‎(plural cappas)

1. kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ

Synonyms

• kappa