Caper

Latin

Etymology

From caper (“he-goat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.per/, [ˈkäpɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.per/, [ˈkäːper]

Proper noun

Caper m sg (genitive Caprī); second declension

1. A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Flavius Caper (fl. 2nd century C.E.), a Roman grammarian

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Caper
genitive	Caprī
dative	Caprō
accusative	Caprum
ablative	Caprō
vocative	Caper

References

• Caper in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.