Capitolinus

Latin thumb|right|250px|The Capitoline Hill under Constantine the Great, Museum of Roman Civilization Etymology From la Capitōlium Capitoline Hill īnus -ine adjective-forming suffix, from the oblique stem of la caput head + la -ō noun-forming suffix or la -ōlus -ole diminutive suffix + la -ium suffix forming place names. As a proper noun, a clipping of la mons Mons or la clivus Clivus la Capitolinus Capitoline Hill. As a cognomen, usually taken to be in reference to Marcus Manlius Capitolinus's legendary victory at the Capitoline Hill over an invasion by the Gauls in 390 BC although Theodor Mommsen Mommsen believed it more likely in reference to the location of the family house (la domus). Pronunciation yes Capitōlīnus Adjective Capitōlīnus Capitoline la quercus Capitōlīna Capitoline oak, a garland of oak-leaves awarded in the Capitoline games Declension Capitōlīnus Proper noun Capitōlīnus<2> la Capitōlium, the Capitoline Hill Capitoline, an epithet of Jupiter in reference to his temple on the Capitoline Hill la chiefly in the plural One of the Capitolini, the priests who directed the Capitoline Games A Roman cognomen of the gens Gens Manlia Manlia la Marcus Manlius Capitolinus Marcus Manlius Capitolinus   Declension Capitōlīnus<2.both> Descendants en Capitoline it capitolino grc-koi Καπετώλιος 1 Further reading 260 981 la cognomina