capitular
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Late Latin capitulāre, capitulārium, from Latin capitulum (“a small head, a chapter”).
Noun edit
capitular (plural capitulars)
- an act passed in a chapter
- a member of a chapter
- 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC:
- The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars.
- the head or prominent part
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English capituler, from Medieval Latin capitulāris, from Latin capitulum (“a small head, a chapter”).
Adjective edit
capitular (not comparable)
- (botany, anatomy) pertaining to a capitulum
- the capitular process of a vertebra
- Pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
- 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity[1]:
- From the pope to the member of the capitular body.
Derived terms edit
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Late Latin capitulāris. First attested in 1685.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [kə.pi.tuˈlar]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kə.pi.tuˈla]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ka.pi.tuˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
Adjective edit
capitular m or f (masculine and feminine plural capitulars)
- (relational, Christianity) (religious) chapter; capitular
- (relational, botany) capitule, inflorescence; capitular
Noun edit
capitular m (plural capitulars)
- (Christianity) capitular (member of a religious chapter)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Late Latin capitulārī. First attested in 1434.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
capitular (first-person singular present capitulo, first-person singular preterite capitulí, past participle capitulat)
- (intransitive) to surrender, to capitulate
- (transitive) to divide into chapters
Conjugation edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
capitular (first-person singular present capitulo, first-person singular preterite capitulei, past participle capitulado)
- to capitulate, to surrender
Conjugation edit
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
capitular m or f (plural capitulares)
- (relational) chapter (of an ecclesiastical body); capitular
- (relational) capital, uppercase (of a letter)
Noun edit
capitular m or f by sense (plural capitulares)
- member of an ecclesiastical chapter; capitular
Noun edit
capitular f (plural capitulares)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
capitular m or f (plural capitulares)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French capitulaire.
Adjective edit
capitular m or n (feminine singular capitulară, masculine plural capitulari, feminine and neuter plural capitulare)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | capitular | capitulară | capitulari | capitulare | ||
definite | capitularul | capitulara | capitularii | capitularele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | capitular | capitulare | capitulari | capitulare | ||
definite | capitularului | capitularei | capitularilor | capitularelor |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
capitular (first-person singular present capitulo, first-person singular preterite capitulé, past participle capitulado)
- (intransitive) to capitulate, to surrender
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Further reading edit
- “capitular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014