capsular

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English capsule

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -ārisbor.

English -ar

English capsular

From capsule + -ar.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

capsular (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule.
   • 1837, Sir Astley Cooper, Principles and Practice of Surgery:

     Four muscles are destined to move the os humeri, and to strengthen the capsular ligament.

   • 2004, Impacts Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria:

     Researchers are pursuing vaccines made of capsular polysaccharide types 5 and 8, […]

Derived terms

• acapsular
• anticapsular
• basicapsular
• bicapsular
• capsular antigen
• capsular cataract
• capsular contracture
• capsular ligament
• capsularly
• capsular polysaccharide
• capsular space
• endocapsular
• extracapsular
• hypocapsular
• intercapsular
• intracapsular
• ischiocapsular
• juxtacapsular
• meniscocapsular
• microcapsular
• multicapsular
• nasocapsular
• neurocapsular
• noncapsular
• nucleo-capsular
• paracapsular
• pentacapsular
• pericapsular
• precapsular
• pubocapsular
• quadricapsular
• quinquecapsular
• retrocapsular
• rhinocapsular
• striatocapsular
• subcapsular
• supracapsular
• transcapsular
• tricapsular
• unicapsular

Translations

of or resembling a capsule

• Catalan: capsular
• French: capsulaire (fr)
• Irish: cochallach
• Italian: capsulare
• Portuguese: capsular (pt)
• Spanish: capsular (es)

Anagrams

• crapulas, scapular

Catalan

Etymology 1

From càpsula (“capsule”) +‎ -ar (“adjectival suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kəp.suˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəp.suˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kap.suˈlaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [kap.suˈlar]

Adjective

capsular m or f (masculine and feminine plural capsulars)

1. capsular

Related terms

• capsuliforme

Etymology 2

From càpsula (“capsule”) +‎ -ar (“infinitive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəp.suˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kap.suˈlaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [kap.suˈla]

Verb

capsular (first-person singular present capsulo, first-person singular preterite capsulí, past participle capsulat)

1. (transitive) to cap (wine or champagne)

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of capsular (first conjugation)

infinitive			capsular
gerund			capsulant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		capsulat		capsulada
		plural		capsulats		capsulades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	capsulo	capsules	capsula	capsulem	capsuleu	capsulen
	imperfect	capsulava	capsulaves	capsulava	capsulàvem	capsulàveu	capsulaven
	future	capsularé	capsularàs	capsularà	capsularem	capsulareu	capsularan
	preterite	capsulí	capsulares	capsulà	capsulàrem	capsulàreu	capsularen
	conditional	capsularia	capsularies	capsularia	capsularíem	capsularíeu	capsularien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	capsuli	capsulis	capsuli	capsulem	capsuleu	capsulin
	imperfect	capsulés	capsulessis	capsulés	capsuléssim	capsuléssiu	capsulessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	capsula	capsuli	capsulem	capsuleu	capsulin
	negative (no)	—	no capsulis	no capsuli	no capsulem	no capsuleu	no capsulin

Derived terms

• capsulador
• capsulament

Related terms

• encapsular

Further reading

• “capsular”, 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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French capsulaire.

Adjective

capsular m or n (feminine singular capsulară, masculine plural capsulari, feminine/neuter plural capsulare)

1. capsular

Declension

Declension of capsular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	capsular		capsulară	capsulari	capsulare
	definite	capsularul		capsulara	capsularii	capsularele
genitive- dative	indefinite	capsular		capsulare	capsulari	capsulare
	definite	capsularului		capsularei	capsularilor	capsularelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kabsuˈlaɾ/ [kaβ̞.suˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cap‧su‧lar

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti

Proto-Italic *kapjō

Proto-Italic *kapsos

Latin capsa

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ula

Latin capsulabor.

Spanish cápsula

Spanish -ar

Spanish capsular

From cápsula (“capsule”) + -ar (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

capsular m or f (masculine and feminine plural capsulares)

1. capsular

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti

Proto-Italic *kapjō

Proto-Italic *kapsos

Latin capsa

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ula

Latin capsulabor.

Spanish cápsula

Spanish -ar

Spanish capsular

From cápsula (“capsule”) + -ar (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

capsular (first-person singular present capsulo, first-person singular preterite capsulé, past participle capsulado)

1. to cap

Conjugation

    Conjugation of capsular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			capsular
gerund			capsulando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		capsulado		capsulada
		plural		capsulados		capsuladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	capsulo	capsulastú capsulásvos	capsula	capsulamos	capsuláis	capsulan
	imperfect	capsulaba	capsulabas	capsulaba	capsulábamos	capsulabais	capsulaban
	preterite	capsulé	capsulaste	capsuló	capsulamos	capsulasteis	capsularon
	future	capsularé	capsularás	capsulará	capsularemos	capsularéis	capsularán
	conditional	capsularía	capsularías	capsularía	capsularíamos	capsularíais	capsularían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	capsule	capsulestú capsulésvos2	capsule	capsulemos	capsuléis	capsulen
	imperfect (ra)	capsulara	capsularas	capsulara	capsuláramos	capsularais	capsularan
	imperfect (se)	capsulase	capsulases	capsulase	capsulásemos	capsulaseis	capsulasen
	future1	capsulare	capsulares	capsulare	capsuláremos	capsulareis	capsularen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		capsulatú capsulávos	capsule	capsulemos	capsulad	capsulen
	negative		no capsules	no capsule	no capsulemos	no capsuléis	no capsulen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• cápsula

Further reading

• “capsular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025