capit

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡saˈpit/

Verb

capit

1. alternative form of çapit (“to walk slowly”)

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 or capite)

1. end, termination
2. extremity

Related terms

• cap
• cãpitãnj

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Participle

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

1. past participle of capir

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈka.pɪt]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkaː.pit]

Verb

capit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of capiō

References

• "capit", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, 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)

1. A pincer

Further reading

• "capit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "capit" at PRPM first version)
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1946), “capit”, in An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary, St. Martin's Street, London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.