cappellanus

Latin

Etymology

From cappella +‎ -ānus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kap.pelˈlaː.nus/, [kap.pɛlˈlaː.nʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kap.pelˈla.nus/, [kap.pelˈlaː.nus]

Noun

cappellānus m (genitive cappellānī); second declension

(Late Latin, Medieval Latin) chaplain

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cappellānus	cappellānī
Genitive	cappellānī	cappellānōrum
Dative	cappellānō	cappellānīs
Accusative	cappellānum	cappellānōs
Ablative	cappellānō	cappellānīs
Vocative	cappellāne	cappellānī

Descendants

Catalan: capellà
English: capelin, chaplain
French: chapelain
Italian: cappellano

Occitan: capelan
Portuguese: capelão
Spanish: capellán

References

cappellanus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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