capistrum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capistrum. Doublet of capstan.

Noun

capistrum (plural capistra)

  1. (historical) Synonym of phorbeia

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From capi(ō) (“seize”) +‎ -trum.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈpis.trum/, [kaˈpɪs.trũː]

Noun

capistrum n (genitive capistrī); second declension

  1. halter, headstall, harness

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative capistrum capistra
Genitive capistrī capistrōrum
Dative capistrō capistrīs
Accusative capistrum capistra
Ablative capistrō capistrīs
Vocative capistrum capistra

Descendants

References
  • capistrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • capistrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • capistrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • capistrum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • capistrum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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