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capitaneus.

captain;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ka.pɪˈtaː.ne.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ka.piˈtaː.ne.us]

  1. large, chief in size

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. capital (of letters)

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

*From caput (“head”) + -āneus. Compare typologically Russian глава́ (glavá), глава́рь (glavárʹ), голова́ (golová). *Later absorbed and merged with similar catepanus, capetanus, and other Vulgar Latin renderings of catepan, the senior rank and title of Byzantine military captains of the Catepanate of Italy, from Byzantine Greek κατεπάνω (katepánō, literally “[the one] placed at the top, or the topmost”)

noun[ka.pɪˈtaː.ne.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ka.piˈtaː.ne.us]

  1. captain, commander

    declension-2

  2. governor, commandant

    declension-2

  3. civic official, prefect

    declension-2

  4. tribal chieftain, chief

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

*From caput (“head”) + -āneus. Compare typologically Russian глава́ (glavá), глава́рь (glavárʹ), голова́ (golová). *Later absorbed and merged with similar catepanus, capetanus, and other Vulgar Latin renderings of catepan, the senior rank and title of Byzantine military captains of the Catepanate of Italy, from Byzantine Greek κατεπάνω (katepánō, literally “[the one] placed at the top, or the topmost”)

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