capitana

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.piˈta.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.piˈta.na]

Noun

capitana f (plural capitanes)

1. female equivalent of capità

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

capitana f (plural capitane)

1. flagship of a fleet under a capitano generale (pre-18th c.)
2. (rare or humorous) female equivalent of capitano

Etymology 2

Verb

capitana

1. inflection of capitanare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• capatina, catapani, panatica, panciata, panicata

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapiˈtana/ [ka.piˈt̪a.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ca‧pi‧ta‧na

Noun

capitana f (plural capitanas)

1. female equivalent of capitán
2. captain's wife

Further reading

• “capitán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10