Capisa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάπισα (Kápisa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.pi.sa/, [ˈkäpɪs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.pi.sa/, [ˈkäːpis̬ä]

Proper noun

Capisa f sg (genitive Capisae); first declension

1. An ancient city in Asia, situated in the region of Paropamisus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Capisa
genitive	Capisae
dative	Capisae
accusative	Capisam
ablative	Capisā
vocative	Capisa
locative	Capisae

Derived terms

• Capisēnē

References

• Capisa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Capisa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly