caepa

Latin

Alternative forms

cēpa

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.pa/

Noun

caepa f (genitive caepae); first declension

onion

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	caepa	caepae
Genitive	caepae	caepārum
Dative	caepae	caepīs
Accusative	caepam	caepās
Ablative	caepā	caepīs
Vocative	caepa	caepae

Derived terms

caepārius
caepōsus
caepulla/cēpulla

Descendants

Albanian: qepë
Aromanian: tseapã
Catalan: ceba
English: cepaceous, chive
French: cive

Occitan: ceba
Old English: ċipe, ċiepe, ċæpe
Old French: cive
Romanian: ceapă

References

caepa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
caepa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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