crocinus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of crocus (“saffron”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.ki.nus/, [ˈkrɔkɪnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.t͡ʃi.nus/, [ˈkrɔːt͡ʃinus]

Adjective

crocinus (feminine crocina, neuter crocinum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (relational) saffron

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	crocinus	crocina	crocinum		crocinī	crocinae	crocina
Genitive	crocinī	crocinae	crocinī		crocinōrum	crocinārum	crocinōrum
Dative	crocinō		crocinō		crocinīs
Accusative	crocinum	crocinam	crocinum		crocinōs	crocinās	crocina
Ablative	crocinō	crocinā	crocinō		crocinīs
Vocative	crocine	crocina	crocinum		crocinī	crocinae	crocina

References

• “crocinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “crocinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• crocinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.