LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

crepida

crepida f (genitive crepidae)
Classical[ˈkrɛ.pɪ.da]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrɛː.pi.da]

Meaning

  1. femininecrepida (a particular style of Greek sandal)
  2. broadlyfemininesynonym of solea (“sandal; shoe”)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrepidacrepidae
genitivecrepidaecrepidārum
dativecrepidaecrepidīs
accusativecrepidamcrepidās
ablativecrepidācrepidīs
vocativecrepidacrepidae

crĕpĭda, ae, f., = κρηπίς,
I. the sole which served the Greeks, and the Romans who adopted Grecian habits, as a shoe, a sandal (pure Lat. solea; cf. Gell. 13, 21, 5 sq.), Cic. Rab. Post. 10, 27; Liv. 29, 19, 12; Suet. Tib. 13; id. Calig. 52; Hor. S. 1, 3, 127; Pers. 1, 127 al.—Prov.: ne sutor supra crepidam (judicaret), let the cobbler stick to his last, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 85; Val. Max. 8, 12, ext. 3.

Origins

From Koine Greek κρηπῑ́ς (krēpī́s).

Descendants
  • Catalancrèpida
  • Englishcrepida
  • Frenchcrépide
  • Italiancrepida
  • Portuguesecrépida
  • Spanishcrépida

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCrepidaCrepida (κρηπίς), also called crepidula (Plaut. Pers. 4.2, 3), was a kind of shoe of the nature of sandals (Gel. 13.21, 5); but as it was different fr…

Quick answers

What does crepida mean in Latin?
crepida, a noun, means “crepida (a particular style of Greek sandal); synonym of solea (“sandal; shoe”)”.
What is the genitive of crepida?
The genitive singular is crepidae. crepida is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce crepida?
In classical Latin, [ˈkrɛ.pɪ.da]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkrɛː.pi.da].