capit

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• capitu

Etymology

From an alteration of Latin capita, or a derivative of cap (“head”). Compare Romanian capăt.

Noun

capit n (plural capiti/capite)

1. end, termination
2. extremity

Related terms

• cap
• cãpitãnj

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈpit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈpit]
• Rhymes: -it

Participle

capit (feminine capida, masculine plural capits, feminine plural capides)

1. past participle of capir

Latin

Verb

capit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of capiō

References

• capit in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ca(R)pit (“pincers, tongs”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapit/
• Rhymes: -apit, -pit, -it

Noun

capit (plural capit-capit, informal 1st possessive capitku, 2nd possessive capitmu, 3rd possessive capitnya)

1. A pincer

Further reading

• “capit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.