decrepitus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dē- +‎ crepitus, perfect passive participle of crepō (to rattle, to creak), apparently meaning noiseless, applied to old people, who creep about like shadows.

Adjective[edit]

dēcrepitus (feminine dēcrepita, neuter dēcrepitum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of old men or old animals, very old

Declension[edit]

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēcrepitus dēcrepita dēcrepitum dēcrepitī dēcrepitae dēcrepita
Genitive dēcrepitī dēcrepitae dēcrepitī dēcrepitōrum dēcrepitārum dēcrepitōrum
Dative dēcrepitō dēcrepitō dēcrepitīs
Accusative dēcrepitum dēcrepitam dēcrepitum dēcrepitōs dēcrepitās dēcrepita
Ablative dēcrepitō dēcrepitā dēcrepitō dēcrepitīs
Vocative dēcrepite dēcrepita dēcrepitum dēcrepitī dēcrepitae dēcrepita

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