crispus

See also: Crispus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with crīnis, crista.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkris.pus/, [ˈkrɪs.pʊs]

Adjective

crispus (feminine crispa, neuter crispum); first/second declension

  1. curly; crimped (of hair)
  2. tremulous

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative crispus crispa crispum crispī crispae crispa
Genitive crispī crispae crispī crispōrum crispārum crispōrum
Dative crispō crispae crispō crispīs crispīs crispīs
Accusative crispum crispam crispum crispōs crispās crispa
Ablative crispō crispā crispō crispīs crispīs crispīs
Vocative crispe crispa crispum crispī crispae crispa

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • crispus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • crispus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • crispus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • crispus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • crispus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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