capitán
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kapiˈtaŋ/ [kɑ.piˈt̪ɑŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tán
Related terms
Further reading
- “capitán”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin capitāneus,[1] based on Latin caput (“head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kapiˈtan/ [ka.piˈt̪ãn]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ca‧pi‧tán
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: capitan
- → Tagalog: kapitan
- → Ye'kwana: kajichaana
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “capitán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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