adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
cracēns
cracēns (genitive cracentis)
Classical[ˈkra.kẽːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkraː.t͡ʃens]
Meaning
- one terminationslender, neat, graceful (as the letter C)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cracēns | cracēns | cracēns |
| genitive | cracentis | cracentis | cracentis |
| dative | cracentī | cracentī | cracentī |
| accusative | cracentem | cracentem | cracēns |
| ablative | cracentī cracente | cracentī cracente | cracentī cracente |
| vocative | cracēns | cracēns | cracēns |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cracentēs | cracentēs | cracentia |
| genitive | cracentium | cracentium | cracentium |
| dative | cracentibus | cracentibus | cracentibus |
| accusative | cracentīs cracentēs | cracentīs cracentēs | cracentia |
| ablative | cracentibus | cracentibus | cracentibus |
| vocative | cracentēs | cracentēs | cracentia |
crăcens, entis kindr. with gracilis; v. the letter C,
I. slender, neat, graceful: cracentes = graciles, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 53, 7 Müll. (Ann. v. 497 Vahl.).
Origins
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kerḱ- (“to become thin, to wane”), related to Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin, lean”), Lithuanian karštu (“to age”), Avestan *𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (*kər^əsa, “meager, lean”). Also compare gracilis (“thin, slender”).