See also: Crista and cristã

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Etymology edit

From Latin crista. Doublet of crest.

Pronunciation edit

  • enPR: krĭsˈtə, IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪstə/
  • Hyphenation: cris‧ta

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crista (plural cristae or (obsolete) cristæ)

  1. (cytology) Any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.
  2. (dentistry) A dental crest.

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Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese cresta, crista, from Latin crista.

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crista f (plural cristas)

  1. crest
  2. comb, tuft (of animals)
  3. ridge
  4. (botany) hydropiper (Polygonum hydropiper)
  5. (botany) lady's thumb (Persicaria maculosa)
    Synonym: crista de galo
  6. rim

References edit

  • cresta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • crista” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • crista” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • crista” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • crista” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • crista” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn, bend). Cognate with crinis (hair), crispus (curly). Compare Ancient Greek κόρση (kórsē, temple (anatomy)).

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crista f (genitive cristae); first declension

  1. (of a helmet) the crest, the plume
    Crista galeae.
    The plume of a helmet.
    Galea decora comanti cristae.
    An helmet decorated with a plumed crest.
  2. the comb or tuft on the head of animals (most frequently of a rooster or a cock)
    Illi surgunt cristae.
    He carries his head high.
    Crista galli.
    The comb of a rooster.
  3. the tuft of leaves on plants
    Crista foliorum.
    The tuft of the leaves.
  4. (anatomy) the clitoris

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative crista cristae
Genitive cristae cristārum
Dative cristae cristīs
Accusative cristam cristās
Ablative cristā cristīs
Vocative crista cristae

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References edit

  • crista”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • crista”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • crista in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • crista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • crista”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • crista”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese crista, cresta, from Latin crista.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
  • Hyphenation: cris‧ta

Noun edit

crista f (plural cristas)

  1. crest
  2. ridge

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin crista. See also the inherited doublet cresta.

Noun edit

crista f (plural cristas)

  1. crest (of a helmet)

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