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captura.

taking/catching wild game; bag, total game caught; gain, take; making profits;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kapˈtuː.ra]Classical-Latin[kapˈtuː.ra]

  1. A taking, catching; capture.

    declension-1

  2. That which is taken; prey, catch.

    declension-1

  3. Gain, profit, takings, earnings, reward, pay, hire, wages.

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin captūra From capiō (“capture, seize, take”) + -tūra.

verb[kapˈtuː.ra]Classical-Latin[kapˈtuː.ra]

  1. inflection of captūrus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · participle · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of captūrus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin captūra From capiō (“capture, seize, take”) + -tūra.

verb[kapˈtuː.ra]Classical-Latin[kapˈtuː.ra]

  1. ablative feminine singular of captūrus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin captūra From capiō (“capture, seize, take”) + -tūra.

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