crista

See also Crista

English

Noun

crista (plural cristae)

1. The internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.

Anagrams

• racist
• tsaric

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱripo- (“head or facial hair”). Cognate with crinis (“hair”), crispus (“curly”). Cognate with Albanian krip. Confer Ancient Greek κόρση (korsē)

Noun

Wikipedia ^en

crista (genitive cristae); f, first declension

1. (of a helmet) the crest, the plume

   Crista galeae.

   The plume of a helmet.

   Galea decora comanti cristae.

   An helmet decorated with a plumed crest.

2. the comb or tuft on the head of animals (most frequently of a rooster or a cock)

   Illi surgunt cristae.

   He carries his head high.

   Crista galli.

   The comb of a rooster.

3. the tuft of leaves on plants

   Crista foliorum.

   The tuft of the leaves.

4. (anatomy) the clitoris

cristā

1. ablative singular of crista

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	crista	cristae
genitive	cristae	cristārum
dative	cristae	cristīs
accusative	cristam	cristās
ablative	cristā	cristīs
vocative	crista	cristae

Derived terms

• cristula

Related terms

• cristātus

Descendants

Albanian: kreshtë Aromanian: creastã English: crest French: crête

Italian: cresta Portuguese: crista Romanian: creastă Spanish: crista, cresta

See also

• lophos

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin crista.

Noun

crista f

1. crest (of a helmet)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin crista.

Noun

crista f (plural cristas)

1. crest (of a helmet)