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noun · femininefirst declension

crumēna

crumēna f (genitive crumēnae)

Meaning

  1. purse around the neck for carrying money
  2. figurativelythe money itself

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrumēna
crumīna		crumēnae
crumīnae
genitivecrumēnae
crumīnae		crumēnārum
crumīnārum
dativecrumēnae
crumīnae		crumēnīs
crumīnīs
accusativecrumēnam
crumīnam		crumēnās
crumīnās
ablativecrumēnā
crumīnā		crumēnīs
crumīnīs
vocativecrumēna
crumīna		crumēnae
crumīnae

crŭmēna (crŭmīna), ae, f. for scrumena; root scru-, of scrutor, scrotum,
I. a small money-purse or bag (usually hanging from the neck).
I. Prop., Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 7 sq.; id. As. 3, 3, 63; 3, 3, 71; id. Ps. 1, 2, 37.—
II. Transf., like our purse, for money: non deficiente crumenā, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 11; Juv. 11, 38.

Origins

Maybe from Ancient Greek γρυμέα (gruméa, “bag or chest”) or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), like Latin scrūta (“rubbish”) and scrautum (“quiver”).

In English words that came into English from crumēna

  • crumenalcrumēna

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCrumenaCrumena (βαλλάντιον or βαλάντιον), a purse. It was a leathern bag. slung round the neck (Plaut. Asin. 3.3, 67; Truc. 3.1, 7); and usually hung down be…

Quick answers

What does crumēna mean in Latin?
crumēna, a noun, means “purse around the neck for carrying money; the money itself”.
What is the genitive of crumēna?
The genitive singular is crumēnae. crumēna is feminine, first declension.