LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

crusta

crusta f (genitive crustae)
Classical[ˈkrʊs.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrus.ta]

Meaning

  1. femininethe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust, bark, scab
  2. feminineplaster, mosaic or stucco work on a wall

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrusta
crustula		crustae
crustulae
genitivecrustae
crustulae		crustārum
crustulārum
dativecrustae
crustulae		crustīs
crustulīs
accusativecrustam
crustulam		crustās
crustulās
ablativecrustā
crustulā		crustīs
crustulīs
vocativecrusta
crustula		crustae
crustulae

crusta, ae, f. cf. crudus,
I. the hard surface of a body, the rind, shell, crust, bark, etc.
I. In gen.: luti, Lucr. 6, 626; cf. soli, Dig. 39, 2, 9: panis, Plin. 19, 8, 53, § 168: glandis, id. 15, 28, 34, § 112: piscium, id. 9, 28, 44, § 83: locustarum, id. 9, 30, 50, § 95: ulcerum, the scab, Cels. 5, 9; cf. id. 5, 10: fluminis, a covering or crust of ice, Verg. G. 3, 360 et saep.—
II. In partic., t. t. of plastic art, inlaid, chased, or embossed work on walls or vessels, plasterwork, stucco-work, mosaic work: parietis, Plin. 35, 12, 45, § 154; cf. id. 36, 6, 7, § 48: quae (vasa) probarant, eis crustae aut emblemata detrahebantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 52; Plin. 36, 6, 6, § 47; 36, 6, 7, § 48: capaces Heliadum crustae, Juv. 5, 38; Dig. 34, 2, 32, § 1.—*
B. Trop.: non est ista solida et sincera felicitas; crusta est et quidem tenuis, plaster- or outside-work, Sen. Prov. 6, 3; cf. tectorium.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*krews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*krustós
  3. Latincrusta

Proto-Italic *krustosder. Latin crusta From Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”), related to Old Norse hroðr (“scurf”), Old English hruse (“earth”), Old High German hrosa (“crust, ice”), Latvian kruvesis (“frozen mud”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (xruzdra-, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रुड् (kruḍ, “thicken, make hard”).

Descendants
  • Catalancrosta
  • Frenchcroûtefrom Old French croste
  • Englishcrustfrom Old French croste
  • Italiancrosta
  • Occitancrosta
  • Portuguesecrosta
  • Romaniancrustă
  • Spanishcostra
  • GermanKrustefrom Old High German krusta
  • Normancrôtefrom Old French croste

Quick answers

What does crusta mean in Latin?
crusta, a noun, means “the hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust, bark, scab; plaster, mosaic or stucco work on a wall”.
What is the genitive of crusta?
The genitive singular is crustae. crusta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce crusta?
In classical Latin, [ˈkrʊs.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkrus.ta].
Where does crusta come from?
Proto-Indo-European *krews- → Proto-Indo-European *krustós → Latin crusta.