Crepereius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
creper (“dusky, dark”) + -ēius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kre.peˈreː.i.us/, [krɛpɛˈreːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kre.peˈre.i.us/, [krepeˈrɛːius]
Proper noun edit
Creperēius m sg (genitive Creperēiī or Creperēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Crepereius Gallus, a friend of Agrippina
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Creperēius |
| Genitive | Creperēiī Creperēī1 |
| Dative | Creperēiō |
| Accusative | Creperēium |
| Ablative | Creperēiō |
| Vocative | Creperēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- Crepereius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Crepereius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray