Capaneus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καπανεύς (Kapaneús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.pa.neu̯s/, [ˈkäpänɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.pa.neu̯s/, [ˈkäːpäneu̯s]

Proper noun

Capane͡us m sg (genitive Capaneī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) One of the seven warriors who marched from Argos against Thebes

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Capane͡us
genitive	Capaneī
dative	Capaneō
accusative	Capaneum
ablative	Capaneō
vocative	Capanee

Derived terms

• Capanēius

References

• “Capaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Capaneus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Capaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.