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creta

Dictionary entries

  • cretus, creta, cretum:

    Adjective · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Common
    Dictionary:
    Lewis & Short

    born of; arisen/sprung/descended from;

    Entry →
    abl. sg. (f.)
    acc. pl. (n.)
    nom. sg. (f.)
    nom. pl. (n.)
    voc. sg. (f.)
    voc. pl. (n.)
  • cerno, cernere, crevi, cretus:

    Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive

    Frequency:
    Very Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    sift, separate, distinguish, discern, resolve, determine; see; examine; decide;; come forth/to be; arise/spring (from); be born; become visible/great; grow (up);; thrive, increase (size/number/honor), multiply; ascend; attain, be promoted;

    Entry →
    abl. sg. perf. pass. part.
    acc. pl. perf. pass. part.
    nom. sg. perf. pass. part.
    nom. pl. perf. pass. part.
    voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
    voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
  • creta, cretae:

    Feminine · Noun · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    clay/clayey soil; chalk; white/fuller's earth; paint/whitening; white goal line;; Crete, island of Crete;

    Entry →
    abl. sg.
    nom. sg.
    voc. sg.

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