Capri
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See also: capri
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Capri
- An island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania.
- Wine produced on the island of Capri, commonly a light dry white wine.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]island in Italy
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Latin Capreae, said to be from either.
- Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌀 (capra)
- Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “wild boar”), who populated the island
- Latin capreae (“goats”), a doublet of the Greek word, with the Romans calling it "Goat Island."
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Capri f
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Charnock, Richard Stephen (1859): Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names
- Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈka.priː/, [ˈkäpriː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.pri/, [ˈkäːpri]
Proper noun
[edit]Caprī
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