Capri

See also: capri

English

Etymology

From Italian Capri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæpɹi/, /kəˈpɹiː/, /ˈkɑːpɹi/
  • enPR: kăʹprē, kə-prēʹ, käʹprē
  • Rhymes: -i

Proper noun

Capri

  1. An island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania.
  2. Wine produced on the island of Capri, commonly a light dry white wine.

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Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Capreae, said to be from either.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.pri/
  • Rhymes: -apri
  • Hyphenation: Cà‧pri

Proper noun

Capri f

  1. Capri (an island and town in the region of Campania, Italy)

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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.

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Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Caprī

  1. genitive singular of Caper
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