cruciata

See also: Cruciata

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kruˈki.a.ta/, [krʊˈki.a.ta]

Participle

cruciāta

  1. nominative feminine singular of cruciātus
  2. nominative neuter plural of cruciātus
  3. accusative neuter plural of cruciātus
  4. vocative feminine singular of cruciātus
  5. vocative neuter plural of cruciātus

cruciātā

  1. ablative feminine singular of cruciātus

Noun

cruciata f (genitive cruciatae); first declension

  1. a crusade

Usage notes

The secondary meaning of cruciatus "marked by a cross" and "crusader; crusade" develops in the 12th to 13th centuries and is often spelled with x (i.e. cruxiatus, also cruxatus, croxatus and variants) in Middle Latin. The feminine cruxata (for cruciata) in the sense of "a crusade" is recorded in the 1280s.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cruciata cruciatae
genitive cruciatae cruciatārum
dative cruciatae cruciatīs
accusative cruciatam cruciatās
ablative cruciatā cruciatīs
vocative cruciata cruciatae

References

  • Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch vol. 2 (1999), s.v. "cruciatus"
  • Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis, éd. augm., Niort : L. Favre, 1883‑1887, t. 2, col. 629a, s.v. "Cruciatæ"
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