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capitoline hill

/ˈkæpɪtəlaɪn ˈhɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
capi-to-line hill
IPA
/ˈkæpɪtəlaɪn ˈhɪl/
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The highest of the seven hills of Rome.

Etymology

Calque of Latin Capitōlīnus mons, from Capitōlīnus + mons (“hill”), from Capitōlium (“the Capitoline Hill”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).

Inflected Forms

the Capitoline Hill (canonical)

Synonyms

Capitoline Capitolium Tarpeian Mount

Questions

How do you pronounce capitoline hill?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪn ˈhɪl/.
What does capitoline hill mean?
The highest of the seven hills of Rome.
Where does capitoline hill come from?
Calque of Latin Capitōlīnus mons, from Capitōlīnus + mons (“hill”), from Capitōlium (“the Capitoline Hill”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).

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