criso

See also: criso-

Latin

Alternative forms
  • crissō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreyt-, *(s)ker- (“twist, turn, bend”). Cognates include German schreiten, English shrithe and Middle Irish crith, Breton skrija (“tremble with fear”).

Pronunciation

Verb

crīsō (present infinitive crīsāre, perfect active crīsāvī, supine crīsātum); first conjugation

  1. (vulgar) I grind (rhythmically move the haunches during sex)
    • Martial, Epigrammaton, 14:203:
      Tam tremulum crisat, tam blandum prurit, ut ipsum / Masturbatorem fecerit Hippolytum.
      So tremulously she shakes her behind, so alluringly she arouses, / that she would make Hippolytus himself a masturbator.
    • Juvenal, Satire VI, 322:
      [...] / ipsa Medullinae fluctum crisantis adorat: / [...]
      [...] then she in turn worships Medullina's undulating surges [...]

Usage notes
  • Crīso is a word for the female action during receptive sex, as opposed to ceveo for males and futuo for the act of penetration.

Inflection
   Conjugation of criso (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present crīsō crīsās crīsat crīsāmus crīsātis crīsant
imperfect crīsābam crīsābās crīsābat crīsābāmus crīsābātis crīsābant
future crīsābō crīsābis crīsābit crīsābimus crīsābitis crīsābunt
perfect crīsāvī crīsāvistī crīsāvit crīsāvimus crīsāvistis crīsāvērunt, crīsāvēre
pluperfect crīsāveram crīsāverās crīsāverat crīsāverāmus crīsāverātis crīsāverant
future perfect crīsāverō crīsāveris crīsāverit crīsāverimus crīsāveritis crīsāverint
passive present crīsor crīsāris, crīsāre crīsātur crīsāmur crīsāminī crīsantur
imperfect crīsābar crīsābāris, crīsābāre crīsābātur crīsābāmur crīsābāminī crīsābantur
future crīsābor crīsāberis, crīsābere crīsābitur crīsābimur crīsābiminī crīsābuntur
perfect crīsātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect crīsātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect crīsātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present crīsem crīsēs crīset crīsēmus crīsētis crīsent
imperfect crīsārem crīsārēs crīsāret crīsārēmus crīsārētis crīsārent
perfect crīsāverim crīsāverīs crīsāverit crīsāverimus crīsāveritis crīsāverint
pluperfect crīsāvissem crīsāvissēs crīsāvisset crīsāvissēmus crīsāvissētis crīsāvissent
passive present crīser crīsēris, crīsēre crīsētur crīsēmur crīsēminī crīsentur
imperfect crīsārer crīsārēris, crīsārēre crīsārētur crīsārēmur crīsārēminī crīsārentur
perfect crīsātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect crīsātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — crīsā — — crīsāte —
future — crīsātō crīsātō — crīsātōte crīsantō
passive present — crīsāre — — crīsāminī —
future — crīsātor crīsātor — — crīsantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives crīsāre crīsāvisse crīsātūrus esse crīsārī crīsātus esse crīsātum īrī
participles crīsāns — crīsātūrus — crīsātus crīsandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
crīsāre crīsandī crīsandō crīsandum crīsātum crīsātū

See also

References
  • criso in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • criso in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • criso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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