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Find crispus (Adjective) in the Latin Online Dictionary with English meanings, all fabulous forms & inflections and a conjugation table: crispus, crispi, crispo, crispum, crispa, crispae, crispum, crispi
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crispus adjective I class View the declension of this word 1 curled or curly 2 trembling or vibrating 3 uneven, wrinkled or twisted 4 (style) elegant
What does crispus mean in Latin? English Translation. curly. More meanings for crispus. Find more words! Nearby Translations. Need to translate "crispus" from Latin? Here are 6 possible meanings.
crispus, a, um, adj. kindred with crinis, crista; cf. cresco. I. Originally of the hair, curled, crisped, crimped : “ cincinni , ” Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 32 ; cf. “ coma , ” Sil. 16, 120 ; and: “ leo crispioribus jubis , ” Plin. 8, 16, 18, § 46 .—Of persons, having curled hair, curlyheaded , Plaut.
crispus (Latin) Origin & history. From Proto-Indo-European * (s)ker- ("to turn, bend"). Cognate with crīnis, crista. Adjective. crispus (feminine crispa, neuter crispum) curly; crimped (of hair) tremulous. Derived words & phrases. Related words & phrases. Descendants. Dictionary entries. Quote, Rate & Share. Cite this page:
Meaning, morphological information, and usage data of the Latin term crispus, crispa, crispum