Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.

Caput

Definitions: Caput

Caput

Noun

1. A headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula".

2. The upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "caput" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

 

Synonym: Caput

Synonym: head (n). (additional references)

Top     

Synonyms within Context: Caput

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Council

Senate, senatus, parliament, chamber of deputies, directory, reichsrath, rigsdag, cortes, storthing, witenagemote, junta, divan, musnud, sanhedrim; classis; Amphictyonic council; duma, house of representatives; legislative assembly, legislative council; riksdag, volksraad, witan, caput, consistory, chapter, syndicate; court of appeal; (tribunal); board of control, board of works; vestry; county council, local board.

Inutility

Caput mortuum, waste paper, dead letter; blunt tool.

Uncleanness

Hogwash; ditchwater, dishwater, bilgewater; rinsings, cheeseparings; sweepings; (useless refuse); offscourings, outscourings; off scum; caput mortuum, residuum, sprue, fecula, clinker, draff; scurf, scurfiness; exuviae, morphea; fur, furfur; dandruff, tartar.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Top     

Crosswords: Caput

English words defined with "caput": Capita, Caput mortuumTenant in capite. (references)
Specialty definitions using "caput": Biceps ParnassusCAPTIVATEYoung England. (references)
Etymologies containing "caput": BicepsCamail, Capitate, Capitation, Capite, Capitellate, Caption, Centicipitous, Chapiter, Chevisance, ChieftainMulticipitalOcciputQuadricepssinciputtriceps. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Caput" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (cabbage, cap, cape, capital, captain, chapter, chief, corporal, head, head / top, head /top, headland, leader, life, mischief, mouth, pate, person, source, summit /chief, summit /chief /capital /leader, top).

Top     

Commercial Usage: Caput

DomainTitle

Books

  • Caput and colonate : towards a history of late Roman taxation (reference)

  • Corona aurea super caput eius : a Vadstena sermon (reference)

  • De dignitate matrimonii et familiae fovenda : II pars, caput I : Constitutionis pastoralis Gaudium et spes synopsis historica (reference)

  • Descrierea istorico-gheografica a cetatei Caput Bovis (Capul Boului seau Ghertina) : a cariia ruine sa afla în apropierea Galatului (reference)

  • Kontakte längs der Bernsteinstrasse : (zwischen Caput Adriae und den Ostseegebieten) in der Zeit um Christi Geburt : Materialien des Symposiums, Kraków 26.-29. April 1995 (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Usage Frequency: Caput

"Caput" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Caput" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%11106,044

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Top     

Expression: Caput

Expression using "caput": Caput mortuum. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Caput

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

caput lucis roma

10

caput

8

caput medusae

8

caput succedaneum

7

caput medusa

3

caput lucis

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Modern Translations: Caput

Language Translations for "caput"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

cirsomphalus (caput Medusae, varicose veins), caput-trochanterafstand (caput-trochanter distance), caput-kondyllængde (caput-condyle length), caput medusae (caput Medusae, varicose veins), caput breve musculi bicipitis brachii (caput breve, short head of biceps brachii muscle), caput breve af musculus biceps femoris (caput breve, short head of biceps femoris muscle), capitulum humeri (capitulum humeri, capitulum of humerus, caput humeri), kort hoved (caput breve, short head of biceps femoris muscle), dodenkop (caput mortuum), biceps'korte hoved (caput breve, short head of biceps brachii muscle). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

caput medusae (caput Medusae, varicose veins), caput breve van de tweekoppige armspier (caput breve, short head of biceps brachii muscle), caput breve van de tweehoofdige dijbeenspier (caput breve, short head of biceps femoris muscle), caput breve van de musculus biceps femoris (caput breve, short head of biceps femoris muscle), capitulum humeri (capitulum humeri, capitulum of humerus, caput humeri), dodekop (caput mortuum, rouge). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

caput mortuum (caput mortuum). (various references)

   

French

  

courte portion du muscle biceps crural (caput breve), courte portion du muscle biceps brachial (caput breve), condyle de l'humérus (capitulum humeri, capitulum of humerus, caput humeri), tete de Méduse (caput Medusae), longueur oblique (caput-condyle length), distance capito-trochantinienne (caput-trochanter distance). (various references)

   

German

  

Cirsomphalus (caput Medusae, varicose veins), Caput mortuum (caput mortuum, rouge), Caput Medusae (caput Medusae, varicose veins), Caput breve musculi bicipitis femoris (caput breve, short head of biceps femoris muscle), Caput breve (caput breve, short head of biceps brachii muscle), Capitulum humeri (capitulum humeri, capitulum of humerus, caput humeri), Varicomphalus (caput Medusae, varicose veins), Totenkopf (caput mortuum, death's head, skull, skull and crossbones), Kaput-Trochanterentfernung (caput-trochanter distance), Kaput-Kondylenlänge (caput-condyle length). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κόνδυλος του βραχιονίου οστού (capitulum humeri, capitulum of humerus, caput humeri), καφαλή της Μεδούσης,κιρσώδεις φλέβαι περί τον ομφαλόν (caput Medusae, varicose veins), βραχεία κεφαλή του δικεφάλου βραχιονίου μυός (caput breve, short head of biceps brachii muscle), βραχεία κεφαλή του δικεφάλου μηριαίου μυός (caput breve, short head of biceps femoris muscle), νεκρά κεφαλή (caput mortuum, go-devil), μήκος κεφαλής κονδύλου (caput-condyle length), πλάγιο μήκος (caput-condyle length), απόστασις κεφαλής τροχαντήρος (caput-trochanter distance). (various references)

   

Italian

  

caput medusae (caput Medusae, varicose veins), capo breve del muscolo bicipite femorale (caput breve, short head of biceps femoris muscle), capo breve del muscolo bicipite brachiale (caput breve, short head of biceps brachii muscle). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aputcay

   

Portuguese

  

caput mortuum (caput mortuum), distância capito-trocanteriana (caput-trochanter distance), distância capito-condiliana (caput-condyle length). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

colcotar (caput mortuum, rouge), caput mortuum (caput mortuum), cabeza del húmero (capitulum humeri, capitulum of humerus, caput humeri), cabeza de medusa (caput Medusae, varicose veins), cabeza corta del bíceps crural (caput breve, short head of biceps femoris muscle), cabeza corta del bíceps braquial (caput breve, short head of biceps brachii muscle), distancia capitotrocanteriana (caput-trochanter distance), distancia capitocondiloidea (caput-condyle length). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

caput mortuum (caput mortuum). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Top     

Bible Trace: Caput

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 6, Verse 17
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintSu de nhsteuwn aleiyai sou thn kefalhn kai to proswpon sou niyai
Latin405VulgateTu autem cum ieiunas ungue caput tuum et faciem tuam lava
Old English990West SaxonÞu soðlice þanne þu fæste smere þinheafeð. & þweah þine ansiene.
Middle English1395WyclifBut whanne thou fastist, anoynte thin heed, and waische thi face,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleBut thou whe thou fastest annoynte thyne heed and washe thy face
Jacobean English1611King JamesBut thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
Victorian English1833WebsterBut thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
Basic English1964OgdenBut when you go without food, put oil on your head and make your face clean;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Matched Bible Translations: Caput

LanguageMatthew Chapter 6, Verse 17
CebuanoApan ikaw, sa magapuasa ka, kina-hanglan manghiso ka hinoon sa imong ulo ug manghilam-os ka sa imong nawong,
CroatianTi naprotiv, kad postiš, pomaži glavu i umij lice
DanishMen du, når du faster, da salv dit Hoved, og to dit Ansigt,
DutchMaar gij, als gij vast, zalft uw hoofd, en wast uw aangezicht;
FinnishVaan kun sinä paastoat, niin voitele pääsi ja pese kasvosi,
FrenchMais quand tu jeûnes, parfume ta tête et lave ton visage,
GermanWenn du aber fastest, so salbe dein Haupt und wasche dein Angesicht,
Haitian CreoleMen ou menm, lè w'ap fè jèn, penyen tèt ou byen penyen, lave figi ou byen lave.
HungarianTe pedig mikor bõjtölsz, kend meg a te fejedet, és a te orczádat mosd meg;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTetapi kalau kalian berpuasa, cucilah mukamu dan sisirlah rambutmu,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaTetapi engkau ini, apabila engkau puasa, minyakilah kepalamu, dan basuhlah mukamu,
ItalianTu invece, quando digiuni, profumati la testa e lavati il volto,
LatvianBet tu, kad gavç, svaidi savu galvu un nomazgâ savu seju,
Manx GaelicAgh uss, tra t'ou trostey, jean dty chione y ooillaghey, as dty eddin y oonlaghey:
MaoriEngari ka nohopuku koe, kaukauria tou upoko, horoia hoki tou kanohi;
NorwegianMen du, når du faster, da salv ditt hode og vask ditt ansikt,
PortugueseTu, porém, quando jejuares, unge a tua cabeça, e lava o teu rosto,   
RumanianCi tu, cknd postewti, unge-yi capul, wi spalq-yi faya,
Russianб ФЩ, ЛПЗ"Б ПУФЙЫШУС, ПНБЦШ ЗПМПЧХ ФЧПА Й ХНПК МЙ"Е ФЧПЕ,
ShuarAntsu ámeka ijiarmamsha pénker temashmaram pénker jaupmitia.
SpanishPero tú, cuando ayunes, unge tu cabeza y lávate la cara,
SwahiliWewe lakini unapofunga, paka kichwa chako mafuta, nawa uso wako,
SwedishNej, när du fastar, smörj då ditt huvud och två ditt ansikte,
UmaJadi', ane mopuasa' -ta, monoku pai' mokarabii-ta,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Rhyming with "Caput"

Words rhyming with "caput" (pronounced 'Ca"put'): output. (additional references)

Top     

Anagrams: Caput

.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-p-t-u"

-1 letter: pact.

-2 letters: act, apt, cap, cat, cup, cut, pac, pat, put, tap, tau, tup, uta.

-3 letters: at, pa, ta, up, ut.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-p-t-u"
 

+1 letter: catsup, teacup, upcast.

 

+2 letters: cajaput, cajeput, cajuput, capture, catchup, catsups, chutzpa, cuspate, matchup, outpace, paucity, stackup, teacups, upcasts, upcoast.

 

+3 letters: autopsic, cajaputs, cajeputs, cajuputs, capitula, captious, captured, capturer, captures, catapult, catchups, chutzpah, chutzpas, copulate, cupulate, cuspated, deathcup, dumpcart, eucalypt, matchups, occupant, outcaper, outpaced, outpaces, peculate, punctate, punctual, pushcart, pussycat, stackups.

 

+4 letters: apiculate, aspectual, cantaloup, capitular, capitulum, capturers, capturing, catapults, chutzpahs, copulated, copulates, cuspidate, deathcups, dumpcarts, duplicate, eucalypti, eucalypts, exculpate, hypocaust, inculpate, occupants, outcapers, outpacing, outpreach, parachute, patchouli, patchouly, paucities, peculated, peculates, peculator, petulance, petulancy, plutocrat, pneumatic, portulaca, practicum, pugnacity, punctuate, pushcarts, pussycats, recapture, spacesuit, speculate, teacupful, untypical, upcasting.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Top     

Alternative Orthography: Caput


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 61 70 75 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-.    .-    .--.    ..-    -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01100001 01110000 01110101 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#97 &#112 &#117 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0061 0070 0075 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3767828786

Top     

 

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Bible Trace
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.