noun · masculinefourth declension
crepitus
crepitus m (genitive crepitūs)
Classical[ˈkrɛ.pɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrɛː.pi.tus]
Meaning
- masculinea rattling, creaking, rustling, clattering
Crepitus digitorum.
A snapping of the fingers. - masculineflatulence
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Fragor · Strepitus · Crepitus · Sonitus
Fragor (σφάραγος) is a hollow, discordant sound, as crashing, like δοῦπος; strepitus (θρέω, θορυβή?) a loud noisy sound, as roaring, bawling, shrieking, like κτύπος; crepitus (from κρέμβαλον?) a single sound, or the frequent repeating of the same sound, as clapping, like κροῦσις, κρότος; sonitus (ἔνοσις, Ἐνυώ) a sound consisting of the vibrations of elastic bodies, as ringing, clinking, like ἠχή. Cic. Top. 12. Quæruntur pedum crepitus, strepitus hominum. (v. 117.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crepitus | crepitūs |
| genitive | crepitūs | crepituum |
| dative | crepituī | crepitibus |
| accusative | crepitum | crepitūs |
| ablative | crepitū | crepitibus |
| vocative | crepitus | crepitūs |
crĕpĭtus, ūs, m. crepo,
I. a rattling, creaking, clattering, clashing, rustling, a noise, etc. (in good prose).
I. In gen.:
cardinum, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 1; cf. claustrorum (with sonitus), id. ib. 1, 3, 47: carbasi, Lucr. 6, 110: e motu frenorum, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 12: dentium, a chattering, Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 19: pedum, id. Top. 12, 52: armorum, Liv. 25, 6, 21; 38, 17, 5: alarum (anserum). id. 5, 47, 4: plagarum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 62, § 162: inlisae manus umeris, Sen. Ep. 56, 1: tibiarum et scabellorum, Suet. Calig. 54: arboris, Plin. 10, 18, 20, § 40: imbrium, a pattering, id. 12, 1, 5, § 10: sonitus, tonitrus, a crash, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 10: digitorum, a snapping of the fingers, as the signal of a command (cf. crepo and concrepo), Mart. 14, 119.—II. In partic.: crepitus (sc. ventris), a breaking wind with noise, = πορδή (diff. from flatus, without noise), Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 16; Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 5: Sen. Ep. 91, 19; Plin. 27, 12, 87, § 110 al.;
with flatus, Suet. Claud. 32.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
crepitus ūs, m
crepo, a rattling, creaking, clattering, clashing, rustling: dentium. chattering: fulmine Dissultant crepitūs, V.: armorum, L.: plagarum: materiae flagrantis, crackling, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin crepitus From crepō (“to rattle, creak”) + -tus (forming action nouns).
Descendants
- Englishcrepitus
- Italiancrepito
- Romaniancrăpăt
- Spanishcrépito