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capsus.

coach/carriage/wagon body; cage/pen for animals;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkap.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkap.sus]

  1. coach trunk (or rather capsum)

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. an enclosure for wild animals (also considered corrupt for pāscuum or cāvea; however the existence of such a term is required by masculine Aramaic קַפְצָא (qap̄əṣā) / ܩܰܦܣܳܐ (qap̄əsā) / ܩܰܦܨܳܐ (qap̄əṣā), Arabic قَفَص (qafaṣ); note also Galician couso (“trap for wolves”))

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. church nave (or rather capsum)

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · masculine

  4. ribcage; thorax (or rather capsum; Italian casso)

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
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