cracens

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kerḱ- (“to become thin, to wane”), related to Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin, lean”), Lithuanian karštu (“to age”), Avestan *𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀‎ (*kərəsa, “meager, lean”).

Also compare gracilis (“thin, slender”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkra.kens/, [ˈkra.kẽːs]

Adjective

cracens (genitive cracentis); third declension

  1. slender, neat, graceful (as the letter C)

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative cracēns cracēns cracentēs cracentia
Genitive cracentis cracentis cracentium cracentium
Dative cracentī cracentī cracentibus cracentibus
Accusative cracentem cracēns cracentēs cracentia
Ablative cracentī cracentī cracentibus cracentibus
Vocative cracēns cracēns cracentēs cracentia

References
  • cracens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cracens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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