cāpō

cāpō kelt.-lat.

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- or *(s)kap- (“to hew, cut, shovel”), from a PIE substrate word that also gave Latin scapulae - see Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō), Ancient Greek σκάπτω (skáptō) for further cognates and discussion, as well as Proto-Indo-European*kap-. Alternatively, from another substrate word that also gave Latin caper. In both cases the vocalism requires postulating a substrate origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.poː/, [ˈkäːpoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.po/, [ˈkäːpo]

Noun

cāpō m (genitive cāpōnis); third declension

1. a capon (castrated cockerel)
2. (in general) a rooster

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cāpō	cāpōnēs
Genitive	cāpōnis	cāpōnum
Dative	cāpōnī	cāpōnibus
Accusative	cāpōnem	cāpōnēs
Ablative	cāpōne	cāpōnibus
Vocative	cāpō	cāpōnēs