capulus
caput inter nubila (condit)

ca·put

  1. capital
  2. captain
  3. chief
  4. head
  5. leader
  6. summit
  7. top

Phrases with the word caput

  • a pedibus usque ad caput – from feet to head
  • caput inter nubila (condit) – (he plunges) [his] head in the clouds
  • caput mortuum – dead head
  • Praga Caput Regni – Prague, Head of the Kingdom
  • Praga Caput Rei publicae – Prague, Head of the Republic

Synonyms for caput

  • apex – summit
  • capitis – capital, captain, chief, head, leader, summit, top
  • culmen – pillar, summit
  • ducis – commander, duke, general, guide, leader
  • ductor – commander, general, guide, leader
  • dux – commander, duke, general, guide, leader
  • pecudis – head, single beast
  • pecus – a herd, a single head of cattle, especially a sheep, head, herd of cattle, single beast
  • potissimus – best of all, chief, principal
  • praecipuus – chief, extraordinary, subst
  • primus – chief
  • rector – director, guider, leader, master, ruler
  • superficies – surface, top

Similar to caput

  • casus – a falling, accident, chance, downfall, event, fortune, occasion, opportunity, violent death
  • caminus – a forge, large hearth
  • cavum – a hollow, cavity, depression, excavation, hole, pit
  • casia – a tree with an aromatic bark, sweet mezereon
  • calix – a vessel for drinking
  • casualis – accidental, fortuitous
  • calamus – anything made or reed -- pen, arrow, pipe