LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

crībellum

crībellum n (genitive crībellī)

Meaning

  1. Late Latina small sieve

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrībellumcrībella
genitivecrībellīcrībellōrum
dativecrībellōcrībellīs
accusativecrībellumcrībella
ablativecrībellōcrībellīs
vocativecrībellumcrībella

crībellum, i, n. dim. cribrum,
I. a small sieve (late Lat.), Pall. Febr. 24; id. Jun. 11.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin crībellum From crībrum + -lum.

Descendants
  • Catalancrivell
  • Englishcribellum
  • Italiancrivello
  • Occitancrivèl
  • Dalmatiancrobolo
  • Galiciancribelo
  • Siciliancriveḍḍu

In English words that came into English from crībellum

  • cribellumcrībellum

Quick answers

What does crībellum mean in Latin?
crībellum, a noun, means “a small sieve”.
What is the genitive of crībellum?
The genitive singular is crībellī. crībellum is neuter, second declension.