LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

crotalum

crotalum n (genitive crotalī)
Classical[ˈkrɔ.ta.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrɔː.ta.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutercastanet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrotalumcrotala
genitivecrotalīcrotalōrum
dativecrotalōcrotalīs
accusativecrotalumcrotala
ablativecrotalōcrotalīs
vocativecrotalumcrotala

crŏtălum, i, n., = κρόταλον,
I. a rattle, a bell, castanet, used to accompany wanton dances, P. Scip. ap. Macr. S. 2, 10; Cic. Pis. 9, 20 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon, “clapper, castanet, rattle”).

Descendants
  • Catalancròtal
  • Frenchcrotale
  • Englishcrotalum
  • Italiancrotalo
  • Englishcrotalofrom Italian crotalo
  • Portuguesecrótalo
  • Spanishcrótalo

In English words that came into English from crotalum

  • crotalumcrotalum
  • crotalcrotalum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCrotalumCrotalum (κρόταλον, κρέμβαλον), a kind of castanet, rattle, or clapper used by dancers, but distinct from the CYMBALUM and the SISTRUM with which it h…

Quick answers

What does crotalum mean in Latin?
crotalum, a noun, means “castanet”.
What is the genitive of crotalum?
The genitive singular is crotalī. crotalum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce crotalum?
In classical Latin, [ˈkrɔ.ta.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkrɔː.ta.lum].