capetele

Capetele is a Romanian noun that serves as the definite plural form of cap, meaning “the heads.” The corresponding indefinite plural is capete. The word can refer to human or animal heads in anatomical or everyday contexts, as well as to the ends or tips of objects in general usage (for example, the ends of wires or threads, though typically in context it would be phrased more specifically).

Beyond general usage, capetele can appear in geographic contexts as a toponym or as part of place names. In Romanian geography, a form like Capetele might be used to describe cape-like promontories, hilltops, or other high points in a landscape, and accordingly may appear in the names of villages or regional landmarks. The meaning in any given instance is usually clear from surrounding text.

Etymology traces capete back to cap, derived from Latin caput, meaning “head.” The semantic shift to include ends, extremities, or promontories is common in many languages, where a head or endpoint figure is extended to describe geographical features or the extremities of objects.

In summary, capetele primarily denotes “the heads” in Romanian, with extended uses referring to ends of objects or toponymic elements in geographic names. See also cap the singular, and capăt as related forms.