LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

crātis

crātis f (genitive crātis)
Classical[ˈkraː.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkraː.tis]

Meaning

  1. wickerwork
  2. bundle of brush
  3. fascine
  4. hurdle

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrātiscrātēs
genitivecrātiscrātium
dativecrātīcrātibus
accusativecrātem
crātim		crātēs
crātīs
ablativecrātecrātibus
vocativecrātiscrātēs

crātis, is (
I. nom. sing. only Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 56, 5; acc. sing. cratim, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65), f. Sanscr. kart, to spin; cf. crassus, wicker-work, a hurdle.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.
1. Sing. (rare): flexilis, Plin. 16, 40, 77, § 209; 10, 44, 61, § 126: juncea, id. 21, 14, 49, § 84; Juv. 11, 82.—
2. Plur. (so most freq.; and by the ancient gram. sometimes regarded as plur. tantum; v. Neue, Formenl. I. p. 455), Cato, R. R. 10, 2; 11, 4; Verg. A. 11, 64; Hor. Epod. 2, 45; Col. 12, 15, 1 al.—
B. Esp.
1. A harrow; sing., Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 145; 18, 20, 49, § 180; 18, 18, 48, § 173.—Plur., Verg. G. 1, 94.—
2. A hurdle with which criminals were covered, and on which stones were thrown; sing., Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65; Liv. 1, 51, 9; 4, 50, 4; Tac. G. 12.—
3. Milit., fascines, Caes. B. G. 4, 17; 5, 40; Liv. 10, 38, 5; Tac. A. 1, 68 al. —As a covering for besiegers in attacks, Curt. 5, 3, 7.—
4. The ribs of a shield: umbonum, Verg. A. 7, 633; Curt. 10, 2, 23; Sil. 5, 522 sq.—
5. = testudo, the interlocked shields of a rank of soldiers, Luc. 3, 485.—
II. Transf., a joint, rib, etc.: pectoris, Verg. A. 12, 508: laterum, Ov. M. 12, 370; cf. spinae, the joints of the backbone, id. ib. 8, 806: favorum, honey-comb, Verg. G. 4, 214: cratem facit vitis, grows confusedly, Col. 4, 2, 1 al.

Origins

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kréh₂-tis (“fenced handiwork”), possibly of substrate origin; compare Proto-Germanic *hurdiz (“wickerwork door or frame, hurdle”), Old Prussian corto (“fence”). Other theories derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥tis, from a root *kert- (“to weave, twist together”); if so, compare Latin crassus, Sanskrit कृत् (kṛt, “to spin”), and, according to Witzel, Sanskrit क॒वि (kaví, “reins; ladle”). However, the connection to *kert- is implicitly denied by De Vaan. The connection with Ancient Greek κύρτος (kúrtos, “weel, lobster pot”) has also been dismissed by R. S. P. Beekes.

Descendants
  • Catalangrada
  • Englishgrate
  • Italiangrata
  • Portuguesegradefrom Old Galician-Portuguese grade
  • Romaniangratie
  • Spanishgrada
  • Albaniangratë
  • Old Frenchgrate
  • Galiciangradefrom Old Galician-Portuguese grade
  • Siciliangrada

Quick answers

What does crātis mean in Latin?
crātis, a noun, means “wickerwork; bundle of brush; fascine”.
What is the genitive of crātis?
The genitive singular is crātis. crātis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce crātis?
In classical Latin, [ˈkraː.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkraː.tis].