crus
See also: crûs
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Etymology
Unclear. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱruH- based on Old Armenian սրունք (srunkʿ, “leg, shank”).[1] However, other etymologies have been proposed for the Armenian word, such as a loan from Iranian *sraun-[2] (cf. Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬌 (sraoni)) among others.[3]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kruːs/
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | crūs | crūra |
Genitive | crūris | crūrum |
Dative | crūrī | crūribus |
Accusative | crūs | crūra |
Ablative | crūre | crūribus |
Vocative | crūs | crūra |
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “crūs”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 147
- Robert S. P. Beekes, “Historical Phonology of Classical Armenian”, in Armeniaca: Comparative Notes. With an Appendix on the Historical Phonology of Classical Armenian by Robert S.P. Beekes, ed. Frederik Kortlandt (Ann Arbor: Caravan, 2003): 175, 196.
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “srun-k‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 586
Further reading
- crus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- crus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- crus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- crus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- crus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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