LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

crībrum

crībrum n (genitive crībrī)
Classical[ˈkriː.brũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkriː.brum]

Meaning

  1. sieve, riddle, winnow

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrībrumcrībra
genitivecrībrīcrībrōrum
dativecrībrōcrībrīs
accusativecrībrumcrībra
ablativecrībrōcrībrīs
vocativecrībrumcrībra

crībrum, i, n. from root cer, whence cerno,
I. a sieve, searce, riddle, Cato, R. R. 25, 76, 3; Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 14; Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59; Col. 8, 5, 16; Plin. 18, 11, 28, § 108 sq.; Ov. M. 12, 437; Pers. 3, 112 et saep.— Facete, of a slave whose back was pierced by goads: carnificum cribrum, Plant. Most. 1, 1, 52.—Prov.: imbrem in cribrum gerere, i. e. to labor in vain, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 100.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *kreiðrom, from Proto-Indo-European *kréydʰrom, from the root *krey- (“to sieve, pick out, separate”) + *-dʰrom (suffix denoting an inanimate agent/instrument); equivalent to cernō (“to sift, separate”) + -brum. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hrīdrą, *hrīdrǭ, Old Welsh cruitr (> Welsh crwydr), Old Irish críathar.

Descendants
  • Frenchcrible
  • Italiancrivo
  • Italiancrivello
  • Italiancribro
  • Portuguesecrivo
  • Romanianciur
  • Spanishcriba
  • Spanishcribo
  • Aromaniantsir
  • Galiciancribo

Quick answers

What does crībrum mean in Latin?
crībrum, a noun, means “sieve, riddle, winnow”.
What is the genitive of crībrum?
The genitive singular is crībrī. crībrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce crībrum?
In classical Latin, [ˈkriː.brũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkriː.brum].