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căpēdo (căpūdo), ĭnis, f. [capis], a bowl or cup used in sacrifices, Cic. Par. 1, 2, 11; id. Rep. 6, 2, 2; cf. the foll. and capis.

* căpēduncŭla, ae, f. dim. [capedo], a small bowl or dish used in sacrifices, Cic. N. D. 3, 17, 43.

1. căpella, ae, f. dim. [caper; cf.: puer, puella], a she-goat.

  1. I. Lit., Col. 7, 6, 4; Cat. 19, 16; 20, 10; Tib. 1, 1, 31; Verg. E. 7, 3; 10, 7; Hor. Epod. 16, 49; id. S. 1, 1, 110; id. Ep. 1, 7, 86; Ov. M. 13, 691 al.
    A piece of statuary, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87.
      1. 2. As a term of reproach, a dirty fellow, Amm. 17, 12; 24, 8 (cf. canicula).
  2. II. A star on the left shoulder of the constellation Auriga (usu. called capra), Plin. 18, 26, 66, § 248; rising in the rainy season; hence, sidus pluviale capellae, Ov. M. 3, 594: signum pluviale, id. F. 5, 113.

2. Căpella. ae, m., a Roman proper name.

  1. I. An elegiac poet, Ov. P. 4, 16, 36.
  2. II. Capella Antistius, a teacher of rhetoric, Lampr. Comm. 1, 6.
  3. III. Martianus Mineus Felix Capella, a learned grammarian of Madaura, in Africa, in the second half of the fifth century; his Satyricon treats of the liberal arts.
    Hence, Căpel-lĭānus, a um, adj., belonging to a Capella, Mart. 11, 31, 17.

* căpellĭānus, a, um, adj. [1. capella], of or pertaining to kids, goats: ruta, readily eaten by them, Mart. 11, 31, 17.

‡ căpellus, i, m. dim. [caper], a small goat, acc. to Prisc. p. 617.

Căpēna, ae, f.,

  1. I. a Tuscan town founded by the Veientes, or at least dependent upon them, now S. Martino, Cato ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 697; Liv. 22, 1, 10; in their territory were the grove and temple of Feronia, id. 27, 4, 14; 33, 26, 8.
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Căpēnas, ātis, adj. (old form Căpēnā-tis lūcus, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 629 P.), of Capena: fundus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 12, § 31: ager, id. Fam. 9, 17, 2: bellum, Liv. 5, 24, 3.
      Abl. Capenati bello, Liv. 5, 16, 2: in agro Capenate, id. 27, 4, 14; and absol.: in Capenate, id. 33, 26, 8.
      In plur.: Capenates, the inhabitants of Capena, Liv. 5, 8, 4; 26, 11, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52.
      In sing.: Capenas, also a little stream in the grove of Feronia, Sil. 13, 84.
    2. B. Căpēnus, a, um, adj., of Capena: luci, Verg. A. 7, 697: Porta Capena, a gate in Rome, in the eastern district, now Porta S. Sebastiano, Cic. Tusc. 1, 7, 13; id. Att. 4, 1, 5; Mart. 3, 47; Juv. 3, 11.

căper, pri, m. [cf. κάπρος, wild boar], a he-goat, a goat.

  1. I. Lit., Col. 7, 6, 4; Verg. E. 7, 7; Hor. Epod. 10, 23; Ov. M. 15, 305; cf. Varr. ap. Gell. 9, 9; sacrificed to Bacchus (because injurious to the vine), Ov. M. 5, 329; 15, 114; Hor. C. 3, 8, 7.
  2. II. Transf., the odor of the armpits (cf. capra), Cat. 69, 6; imitated by Ovid, Ov. A. A. 3, 193.
    1. B. A star in the left shoulder of the constellation Auriga (also called capella), Manil. 2, 178; 2, 658; Col. 11, 2, 94.
    2. C. The name of a kind of fish found in the river Acheloüs said to make a grunting sound, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.

Căpĕrenses, ium, m., a people of Lusitania, Plin. 4, 22, 35, § 118.

căpĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [cf. Sanscr. kamp-, to tremble] (ante- and postclass.).

  1. I. Act., to wrinkle, to draw together in wrinkles: rugis frontem contrahere, a frontibus crispis caprorum, Non. p. 8, 31: frons caperata, Pac. ap. Non. p. 204, 30 (Trag. Rel. p. 107 Rib.): caperatum supercilium, App. M. 9, p. 224: vela, furled, id. Flor. n. 23.
  2. II. Neutr., to be wrinkled, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 3 (also in Non. p. 9, 1).

căpesso (căpisso, Pac. ap. Non. p. 227, 1), īvi (Sall. H. 3, 68 Dietsch; Tac. A. 15, 49), or ii (Tac. A. 12, 30: capessi, given by Diom. p. 367 P., and by Charis. ap. Prisc. p. 902 ib., but apparently erroneously; cf. Struve, p. 198, and lacesso), ītum (acc. to Prisc. l. l. part. fut. capessiturus, Tac. A. 6, 48), 3, v. desid. a. [capio].

  1. I. Lit., to seize, take, or catch at eagerly, to snatch at, lay hold of (capesso = desidero capere, Prisc. l. l.; rare but class.): alia animalia cibum partim oris hiatu et dentibus ipsis capessunt, partim unguium tenacitate adripiunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122: pastus, id. ib.: arma, Verg. A. 3, 234; Ov. M. 11, 378.
    1. B. Of relations of place, to strive to reach a place or limit, to betake one’s self to, to go to, to repair or resort to; constr. usu. with acc.; ante-class. also capere se in or ad aliquem locum.
          1. (α) With acc.: omnes mundi partes undique medium locum capessentes nituntur aequaliter, Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 115: superiora capessere, id. Tusc. 1, 18, 42: Melitam, id. Att. 10, 9, 1: Italiam, Verg. A. 4, 346: turris, id. ib. 11, 466: montem, Val. Fl. 4, 316: aethera, Sil. 4, 480.
          2. (β) Se in or ad aliquem locum: quam magis te in altum capessis, tam aestus te in portum refert, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 6: nunc pergam … me domum capessere, id. Am. 1, 1, 106; Titin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 346.
          3. (γ) With adverb. dat.: quo nunc capessis te, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 5; id. Rud. 1, 2, 89; 1, 2, 83.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. To take hold of any thing with zeal, to take upon one’s self, take in hand, to undertake, enter upon, engage in, execute, manage (the most usu. signif.; cf. I. A.): Pac. ap. Non. p. 227, 1: nunc ad senem cursum capessam, Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 9: viam, Liv. 44, 2, 8: alicujus imperia, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 23: jussa, to perform, execute, Verg. A. 1, 77; Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 4; so, capessere rem publicam, to undertake affairs of state, to engage in public affairs, administer (differing, by the idea of zealous co-operation and activity, from accedere ad rem publicam, which designates merely the entering upon a public office or duty), Cic. Sest. 6, 14; id. de Or. 3, 29, 112; id. Att. 1, 17, 10; 16, 7, 7; Sall. C. 52, 5; id. J. 85, 47; Nep. Them. 2, 1; Liv. 3, 69, 5; Tac. A. 1, 24; 12, 41; 16, 26; id. H. 4, 5; 4, 39; Suet. Tib. 25; Quint. 12, 3, 1: civitatem, Plin. Pan. 39, 5: orbem terrae, Tac. A. 11, 34; 12, 5: magistratus, id. Agr. 6: imperium, id. A. 13, 4; 14, 26: vigintiviratum, id. ib. 3, 29: provincias, id. ib. 6, 27: officia in republică, id. ib. 6, 14 Halm: curas imperii, Plin. Pan. 66, 2: laborem cum honoribus, Sall. H. 1, 48, 9 Dietsch: bellum, Liv. 26, 25, 5: pugnam, to commence, id. 2, 6, 8; 10, 5, 4; Tac. A. 12, 30; id. H. 3, 16; 5, 17: proelium, Just. 2, 12: partem belli, Liv. 31, 28, 4: partem pugnae, id. 26, 5, 15: fugam, to take to flight, id. 1, 25, 7: principium facinoris, Tac. A. 15, 49: inimicitias, id. ib. 5, 11: noctem in castris tutam et vigilem, to pass, id. ib. 4, 48: divorsa, Sall. H. 3, 68 Dietsch: tuta et salutaria, to adopt, Tac. A. 15, 29: parata, id. ib. 6, 37: meliora, id. ib. 6, 48 et saep.: libertatem, Sall. H. 3, 61, 2 Dietsch; Cic. Phil. 10, 9, 19: recta, * Hor. S. 2, 7, 7.
      1. 2. Esp., to lay hold of with the mind, to comprehend, understand: in capessendis naturae sensibus, Gell. 12, 1, 11.
    2. B. To betake one’s self to, enter upon (cf. I. B.): quam (filius) se ad vitam et quos ad mores praecipitem inscitus capessat, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 2.
      1. 2. With the idea of completed action, to attain to, to reach a person or thing: neque (te) posse corde capessere, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v 44 Vahl.).

Căpĕtus, i, m., a fabulous king of Alba, Liv. 1, 3, 8; Ov. M. 14, 613.

‡ căpĭdŭlum, i, n. (căpĕd-, Placid. Gloss. p. 446 Mai), a kind of covering for the head, Paul. ex Fest. p. 48 Müll.

† căpītum or căpētum, i, n., = καπητόν, fodder for cattle (late Lat.), Aur. Imp. ap. Vop. Aur. 7; Cod. Th. 7, 4, 7 and 13.