Capitolium

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; similar citadels”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). Doublet of capitol and capitoul. === Proper noun === the Capitolium (uncommon) Synonym of Capitoline Hill. === Noun === Capitolium (plural Capitolia) (historical, uncommon) Synonym of capitol, similar citadels in ancient Italian and Roman towns. == Latin == === Etymology === From the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). Compare capito and capitulum. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ka.pɪˈtoː.li.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ka.piˈtɔː.li.um] === Proper noun === Capitōlium n sg (genitive Capitōliī or Capitōlī); second declension The Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome, particularly (historical) the Roman temples there in antiquity. Synonyms: Capitōlīnus mōns, Capitōlīnus, Capitōlīnus clīvus, Sāturnius mōns, (historical) Tarpēius mōns Coordinate terms: Aventīnus mōns, Caelius mōns, Esquilīnus mōns (Esquiliae), Palātium (Palātīnus mōns), Quirinālis collis, Viminālis collis ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Noun === Capitōlium n sg (genitive Capitōliī or Capitōlī); second declension (figurative) Any eternal thing. (figurative) Any similar citadel in other towns. (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) Any pagan temple. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “capitŏlium”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 265