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Capitolinus.

Capitoline

11 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ka.pɪ.toːˈliː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ka.pi.toˈliː.nus]

  1. Capitoline

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    quercus Capitōlīna
Where this word comes from

From Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjective-forming suffix), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). As a proper noun, a clipping of Mons or Clivus Capitolinus (“Capitoline Hill”). As a cognomen, usually taken to be in reference to Marcus Manlius Capitolinus's legendary victory at the Capitoline Hill over an invasion by the Gauls in 390 BC although Mommsen believed it more likely in reference to the location of the family house (domus).

name[ka.pɪ.toːˈliː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ka.pi.toˈliː.nus]

  1. synonym of Capitōlium, the Capitoline Hill

    declension-2

  2. Capitoline, an epithet of Jupiter in reference to his temple on the Capitoline Hill

    declension-2

  3. One of the Capitolini, the priests who directed the Capitoline Games

    declension-2 · in-plural

  4. A Roman cognomen of the gens Manlia

    declension-2
    Marcus Manlius Capitolinus
Where this word comes from

From Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjective-forming suffix), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). As a proper noun, a clipping of Mons or Clivus Capitolinus (“Capitoline Hill”). As a cognomen, usually taken to be in reference to Marcus Manlius Capitolinus's legendary victory at the Capitoline Hill over an invasion by the Gauls in 390 BC although Mommsen believed it more likely in reference to the location of the family house (domus).

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