LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

crocōta

crocōta f (genitive crocōtae)

Meaning

  1. a saffron-coloured court dress

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrocōtacrocōtae
genitivecrocōtaecrocōtārum
dativecrocōtaecrocōtīs
accusativecrocōtamcrocōtās
ablativecrocōtācrocōtīs
vocativecrocōtacrocōtae

crŏcōta, ae, f. (sc. vestis), ὁ κροκωτός (sc. χιτών),
I. a saffron-colored court-dress (for women), Naev. and Nov. ap. Non. p. 548, 26 sq.; Plaut. ib. 538, 13; App. M. 11, p. 261, 2; Auct. Har. Resp. 21, 44; cf. crocotula.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCrocotaCrocota dim. CROCOTULA (sc. vestis; κροκωτόν, sc. ἱμάτιον, or κροκωτός, sc. χιτών), a light and showy garment, so named from its saffron colour. The d…

Quick answers

What does crocōta mean in Latin?
crocōta, a noun, means “a saffron-coloured court dress”.
What is the genitive of crocōta?
The genitive singular is crocōtae. crocōta is feminine, first declension.