crumena

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Ancient Greek γρυμέα (gruméa, bag or chest) or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut), like Latin scrūta (rubbish) and scrautum (quiver)[1].

Noun

crumēna f (genitive crumēnae); first declension

  1. purse around the neck for carrying money
  2. (figuratively) the money itself

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative crumēna crumēnae
Genitive crumēnae crumēnārum
Dative crumēnae crumēnīs
Accusative crumēnam crumēnās
Ablative crumēnā crumēnīs
Vocative crumēna crumēnae

Synonyms

References

  • crumena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • crumena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • crumena in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • crumena in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • crumena in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), crumena”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 294
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