LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

creperum

creperum n (genitive creperī)
Classical[ˈkrɛ.pɛ.rũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrɛː.pe.rum]

Meaning

  1. neuterThe meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: obscurity, doubt, darkness
    Secundum hoc dicitur crepusculum a crepero: id vocabulum sumpserunt a Sabinis, unde veniunt Crepusci nominati Amiterno, qui eo tempore erant nati, ut Lucii prima luce in Reatino; crepusculum significat dubium; ab eo res dictae dubiae creperae, quod crepusculum dies etiam nunc sit an iam nox multis dubium.116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 6.5
    Crepusculum est dubia lux. Nam creperum dubium dicimus, hoc est inter lucem et tenebras.Isidore of Seville, Etymologiarum libri XX 5.31.6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecreperumcrepera
genitivecreperīcreperōrum
dativecreperōcreperīs
accusativecreperumcrepera
ablativecreperōcreperīs
vocativecreperumcrepera

Origins

Related to creper (“dusky, dark”). Varro suggests the term was borrowed from Sabine.

Quick answers

What does creperum mean in Latin?
creperum, a noun, means “The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: obscurity, doubt, darkness”.
What is the genitive of creperum?
The genitive singular is creperī. creperum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce creperum?
In classical Latin, [ˈkrɛ.pɛ.rũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkrɛː.pe.rum].