cracens

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kerḱ- (“to become thin, to wane”), related to Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin, lean”), Lithuanian karštu (“to age”), Avestan *𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀‎ (*kərəsa, “meager, lean”).

Also compare gracilis (“thin, slender”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkra.kens/, [ˈkräkẽːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkra.t͡ʃens/, [ˈkräːt͡ʃens]

Adjective

cracēns (genitive cracentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. slender, neat, graceful (as the letter C)

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative cracēns cracentēs cracentia
Genitive cracentis cracentium
Dative cracentī cracentibus
Accusative cracentem cracēns cracentēs cracentia
Ablative cracentī cracentibus
Vocative cracēns cracentēs cracentia

References
  • “cracens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cracens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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