capsula, capsulae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
small box for books; chest, casket;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | capsula | capsulae |
| Gen. | capsulae | capsularum |
| Dat. | capsulae | capsulis |
| Acc. | capsulam | capsulas |
| Voc. | capsula | capsulae |
| Abl. | capsula | capsulis |
Examples
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...Nosti comptulos iuvenes, barba et coma nitidos, de capsula totos: nihil ab illis speraveris forte, nihil solidum. Oratio..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...illic mea carpitur aetas; huc una ex multis capsula me sequitur. quod cum ita sit, nolim statuas..."