capitán

== Galician == === Alternative forms === capitam, capitão (reintegrationist) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kapiˈtaŋ/ [kɑ.piˈt̪ɑŋ] Rhymes: -aŋ Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tán === Noun === capitán m (plural capitáns, feminine capitá, feminine plural capitás) captain ==== Related terms ==== capitanía capitanear === Further reading === “capitán”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin capitāneus, from caput (“head”) +‎ -āneus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kapiˈtan/ [ka.piˈt̪ãn] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: ca‧pi‧tán === Noun === capitán m (plural capitanes, feminine capitana, feminine plural capitanas) captain (leader) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “capitán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025