crepido
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κρηπίς (krēpís), compare crepida (“sandal; sole”).
Noun
crepīdō f (genitive crepīdinis); third declension
- basis, foundation, pedestal, base, ground
- a raised causeway, sidewalk
- embankment, dam, dike
- shore, bank
- a projecting ledge or rim, edge, brim, brink
- a projecting rock or hill, spur
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | crepīdō | crepīdinēs |
| Genitive | crepīdinis | crepīdinum |
| Dative | crepīdinī | crepīdinibus |
| Accusative | crepīdinem | crepīdinēs |
| Ablative | crepīdine | crepīdinibus |
| Vocative | crepīdō | crepīdinēs |
References
- “crepido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “crepido”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- crepido in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- crepido in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “crepīdō” on page 457 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)