LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

crypta

crypta f (genitive cryptae)
Classical[ˈkryp.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrip.ta]

Meaning

  1. feminineunderground passage, tunnel
  2. femininecrypt; underground room for rites; vault

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecryptacryptae
genitivecryptaecryptārum
dativecryptaecryptīs
accusativecryptamcryptās
ablativecryptācryptīs
vocativecryptacryptae

crypta, ae, f., = κρύπτη,
I. a concealed, subterrunean passage, a vault, cavern, cave, grotto, pit, Varr. ap. Non. p. 169, 11; Suet. Calig. 58; Juv. 5, 106 al.—As a place of deposit, Vitr. 6, 8.—
II. Esp.: crypta Neapolitana, a dark grotto in the neighborhood of Naples, through which was a shorter passage to Puteoli, now Grotta di Napoli, Sen. Ep. 57, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), female form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós).

Elsewhere
  • Englishcrypt
  • Catalancripta
  • Frenchcrypte
  • GermanKrypta
  • Italiancripta
  • Portuguesecripta
  • Romaniancriptă
  • Spanishcripta
  • Dutchcrypte
  • Galiciancripta
Italo-Romance
  • Italiangrotta
  • Catalangrutafrom Sicilian grutta
  • Portuguesegrutafrom Sicilian grutta
  • Spanishgrutafrom Sicilian grutta
  • Judeo-Italianגְרוֹטַהfrom Italian grotta
  • Old Neapolitangrutta
  • Galiciangrutafrom Sicilian grutta
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Occitancròta
  • Occitancrota
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianaruta
Ancient borrowings
  • GermanGruftfrom Proto-West Germanic *krufti
  • Old Englishcruftfrom Proto-West Germanic *krufti
  • Middle Low Germankruftfrom Proto-West Germanic *krufti
  • Dutchkrochtfrom Proto-West Germanic *krufti
Istriot
  • unknowngruota
Padanian
  • Piedmontesecròta
  • Piedmontesegruta
  • Venetangrota
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Eastern Oïlgrouttefrom Old French crote

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCryptaCrypta (κρύπτη parox., Ath. v. p. 205 a; διῶρυξ κρυπτή, Strab.; Ital. grotta), any long narrow vault, either dark or dimly lighted. It might be on the…

Quick answers

What does crypta mean in Latin?
crypta, a noun, means “underground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground room for rites”.
What is the genitive of crypta?
The genitive singular is cryptae. crypta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce crypta?
In classical Latin, [ˈkryp.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkrip.ta].