crispus, crispa, crispum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
curled/curly; trembling/vibrating; uneven/wrinkled/twisted; elegant (style);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | crispus | crispi |
| Gen. | crispi | crisporum |
| Dat. | crispo | — |
| Acc. | crispum | crispos |
| Voc. | crispe | crispi |
| Abl. | crispo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | crispa | crispae |
| Gen. | crispae | crisparum |
| Dat. | crispae | — |
| Acc. | crispam | crispas |
| Voc. | crispa | crispae |
| Abl. | crispa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | crispum | crispa |
| Gen. | crispi | crisporum |
| Dat. | crispo | — |
| Acc. | crispum | crispa |
| Voc. | crispum | crispa |
| Abl. | crispo | — |
Examples
- G
Crispus
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE POETIS
"...PASSIENUS CRISPUS, municeps Viselliensis, tirocinio suo in senatu ita coepit: "Patres conscripti et tu Caesar!" propter quod simulata..." Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...erit, ut perhibent doctorum corda virorum, Primus Romana Crispus in historia. CXCII Ovidi Metamorphosis in membranis. Haec tibi..."- L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...delectant cogitantem magis a quo, quam quid acceperis? Crispus Passienus solebat dicere quorundam se iudicium malle quam beneficium..." - L
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...esse remedium tanti mali, nolle laudari. Crispus Passienus, quo ego nil cognoui subtilius in omnibus quidem rebus, maxime..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...balneo paulo ante aberravit, annorum circa XVI, crispus, mollis, formosus, nomine Giton. Si quis eum reddere aut commonstrare..." Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...discrimine palmae securus puer est sollicitumque pecus. Quadrantem Crispus tabulis, Faustine, supremis non dedit uxori. "Cui dedit ergo..."- M
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...nova sententiarum genera: ex inopinato, ut dixit Vibius Crispus in eum qui, cum loricatus in foro ambularet, praetendebat..." - T
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...naso acuto, corpore albo, oculis nigris, subrufus aliquantum, crispus, cincinnatus. HEG. Convenit. TYND. Vt quidem hercle in medium..."