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capital.

capital; capital city (place where the seat of a government is located)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.piˈtaw/Brazil[ka.piˈtaʊ̯]Brazil/kɐ.piˈtal/Portugal[kɐ.piˈtaɫ]Portugal

  1. capital; capital city (place where the seat of a government is located)

    feminine

  2. capital (the most important place associated with something)

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin capitālislbor. Portuguese capital Learned borrowing from Latin capitālis. Doublet of cabedal and caudal.

noun/ka.piˈtaw/Brazil[ka.piˈtaʊ̯]Brazil/kɐ.piˈtal/Portugal[kɐ.piˈtaɫ]Portugal

  1. capital (money that can be used to acquire goods and services)

    masculine

  2. anything of prime importance

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin capitālislbor. Portuguese capital Learned borrowing from Latin capitālis. Doublet of cabedal and caudal.

adj/ka.piˈtaw/Brazil[ka.piˈtaʊ̯]Brazil/kɐ.piˈtal/Portugal[kɐ.piˈtaɫ]Portugal

  1. capital (of prime importance)

    feminine · masculine

  2. capital (involving punishment by death)

    feminine · masculine

  3. capital (relating to the head)

    feminine · masculine · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin capitālislbor. Portuguese capital Learned borrowing from Latin capitālis. Doublet of cabedal and caudal.

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