Capri
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Italian Capri.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkæpɹi/, /kəˈpɹiː/, /ˈkɑːpɹi/
enPR: kăʹprē, kə-prēʹ, käʹprē
Rhymes: -i
=== Proper noun ===
Capri
An island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania.
Wine produced on the island of Capri, commonly a light dry white wine.
==== Derived terms ====
capri
capri pants
==== Translations ====
=== Anagrams ===
carpi, picra
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from Latin Capreae, said to be from either:
Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌀 (capra)
Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “wild boar”), who populated the island
Latin capreae (“goats”), a doublet of the Greek word, with the Romans calling it "Goat Island."
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈka.pri/
Rhymes: -apri
Hyphenation: Cà‧pri
=== Proper noun ===
Capri f
Capri (an island and town in the region of Campania, Italy)
==== Derived terms ====
caprese
=== Further reading ===
Charnock, Richard Stephen (1859): Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names
Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
=== Anagrams ===
Carpi, capir, carpi, carpì
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.priː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.pri]
=== Proper noun ===
Caprī
genitive singular of Caper