What does crānium mean in Latin?

crānium, a noun, means “skull”.

What is the genitive of crānium?

The genitive singular is crāniī. crānium is neuter, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈkraː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkraː.ni.um].

noun · neutersecond declension

crānium n (genitive crāniī or crānī)

Classical[ˈkraː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkraː.ni.um]

Earliest attestation c. 1190, from Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “upper part of the head, skull”).

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