capsa

See also: Capsa

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin capsa. Doublet of caixa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkap.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkap.sa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

Noun

capsa f (plural capses)

1. box

Usage notes

• There is a semantical difference in the usage of caixa and capsa according to their size. Boxes larger than a shoebox are usually called caixa, while boxes smaller than a shoebox (e.g. for matches, confectioneries, pills) are capsa.

Derived terms

• capsa de música
• capseta
• encapsar

Related terms

• caixa
• càpsida
• càpsula

Further reading

• “capsa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin capsa. Doublet of cassa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.psa/
• Rhymes: -apsa
• Hyphenation: cà‧psa

Noun

capsa f (plural capsae)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) a cylindrical container used chiefly to store books
2. a drawer where archived documents are stored

Further reading

• capsa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• capsa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• caspa, pasca