LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

crotalistria

crotalistria f (genitive crotalistriae)
Classical[krɔ.taˈlɪs.tri.a]Ecclesiastical[kro.taˈlis.tri.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea castanet dancer
  2. femininea stork (in reference to the rattling sound these birds make)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrotalistriacrotalistriae
genitivecrotalistriaecrotalistriārum
dativecrotalistriaecrotalistriīs
accusativecrotalistriamcrotalistriās
ablativecrotalistriācrotalistriīs
vocativecrotalistriacrotalistriae

crŏtălistrĭa, ae, f. κροταλίζω,
I. a (female) castanet dancer, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 39. —
II. Poet., transf., a (rattling) stork, P. Syrus ap. Petr. 55 (cf. Ov. M. 6, 97).

Origins

From Ancient Greek κροταλίστρια (krotalístria), from κροταλίζω (krotalízō, “to play the castanets”), from κρόταλον (krótalon, “rattle, castanet”).

Quick answers

What does crotalistria mean in Latin?
crotalistria, a noun, means “a castanet dancer; a stork (in reference to the rattling sound these birds make)”.
What is the genitive of crotalistria?
The genitive singular is crotalistriae. crotalistria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce crotalistria?
In classical Latin, [krɔ.taˈlɪs.tri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kro.taˈlis.tri.a].