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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καπανεύς (Kapaneús).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Capaneus m sg (genitive Capaneī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) One of the seven warriors who marched from Argos against Thebes

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Capaneus
genitive Capaneī
dative Capaneō
accusative Capaneum
ablative Capaneō
vocative Capanee

Derived terms

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References

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  • Capaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Capaneus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Capaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.