crepida, crepidae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
slipper, sandal; (thick sole attached by straps, Greek, affectation by Romans);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | crepida | crepidae |
| Gen. | crepidae | crepidarum |
| Dat. | crepidae | crepidis |
| Acc. | crepidam | crepidas |
| Voc. | crepida | crepidae |
| Abl. | crepida | crepidis |
Examples
- A
Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...lego gravioris dumtaxat auctoritatis scriptorem; sed, ut dixi, "crepidas" et "crepidulas" prima syllaba correpta id genus calciamentum appellaverunt..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...lingua, si usus veniat tibi, possis culos et crepidas lingere carpatinas. si nos omnino vis omnes perdere, Victi..." - Q
Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...nosti, quid pater' inquit 'Chrysippus dicat: sapiens crepidas sibi numquam nec soleas fecit; sutor tamen est sapiens..."