noun · femininefirst declension
crambē
crambē f (genitive crambēs)
Classical[ˈkram.beː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkram.be]
Meaning
- cabbage
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crambē | crambae |
| genitive | crambēs | crambārum |
| dative | crambae | crambīs |
| accusative | crambēn | crambās |
| ablative | crambē crambā | crambīs |
| vocative | crambē | crambae |
crambē, ēs, f., = κράμβη,
I. a kind of cabbage, Plin. 20, 9, 33, § 79.—Prov.: crambe repetita, warmed over, for something repeated, an old story, Juv. 7, 154.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
crambē ēs, f
, κράμβη, a kind of cabbage. —Prov.: repetita, warmed over, i. e. an old story, Iu.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κράμβη (krámbē).