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noun · femininefirst declension

Crēssa1

Crēssa f sg (genitive Crēssae, masculine Crēs)

Meaning

  1. a female Cretan; a Cretan woman

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCrēssaCrēssae
genitiveCrēssaeCrēssārum
dativeCrēssaeCrēssīs
accusativeCrēssamCrēssās
ablativeCrēssāCrēssīs
vocativeCrēssaCrēssae

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρῆσσα (Krêssa).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCressaCressa (Κρῆσσα: Eth. Κρησσαῖος). 1. According to Stephanus (s. v.) a city of Paphlagonia, founded by Meriones after the war of Troy. Zeilas, the son o…
adjective · feminine
Crēssa2
Crēssa f

Meaning

  1. Cretan

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

Crēssa adj.
f, Κρῆσσα, of Crete, Cretan, V.—As subst, a Cretan woman. O., Iu.—Of pipeclay: nota, made with chalk, i. e. of a lucky day, H.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρῆσσα (Krêssa).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCressaCressa (Κρῆσσα: Eth. Κρησσαῖος). 1. According to Stephanus (s. v.) a city of Paphlagonia, founded by Meriones after the war of Troy. Zeilas, the son o…
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Crēssa3
Crēssa f sg (genitive Crēssae)

Meaning

  1. A city of Paphlagonia founded by Meriones after the war of Troy
  2. a port town in Caria, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCrēssa—
genitiveCrēssae—
dativeCrēssae—
accusativeCrēssam—
ablativeCrēssā—
vocativeCrēssa—
locativeCrēssae—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρῆσσα (Krêssa).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCressaCressa (Κρῆσσα: Eth. Κρησσαῖος). 1. According to Stephanus (s. v.) a city of Paphlagonia, founded by Meriones after the war of Troy. Zeilas, the son o…

Quick answers

What does Crēssa mean in Latin?
Crēssa, a noun, means “a female Cretan; a Cretan woman”.
What is the genitive of Crēssa?
The genitive singular is Crēssae. Crēssa is feminine, first declension.