crethmos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρῆθμον (krêthmon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkreːtʰ.mos/, [ˈkreːt̪ʰmɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkret.mos/, [ˈkrɛt̪mos]

Noun

crēthmos f (genitive crēthmī); second declension

1. sea fennel

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	crēthmos	crēthmī
Genitive	crēthmī	crēthmōrum
Dative	crēthmō	crēthmīs
Accusative	crēthmon	crēthmōs
Ablative	crēthmō	crēthmīs
Vocative	crēthme	crēthmī

Descendants

• Translingual: Crithmum

References

• “crethmos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• crethmos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.