cracens

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kerḱ- (“to become thin, to wane”), related to Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin, lean”), Lithuanian karštu (“to age”), Avestan *𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀‎ (*kərəsa, “meager, lean”).

Also compare gracilis (“thin, slender”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkra.kens/, [ˈkra.kẽːs]

Adjective

cracens (genitive cracentis); third declension

  1. slender, neat, graceful (as the letter C)

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative cracēns cracentēs cracentia
genitive cracentis cracentium
dative cracentī cracentibus
accusative cracentem cracēns cracentēs cracentia
ablative cracentī cracentibus
vocative cracēns cracentēs cracentia

References

  • cracens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cracens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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