adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
dēcrepitus
dēcrepitus (feminine dēcrepita, neuter dēcrepitum)
Meaning
- adjectiveOf old men or old animals, very old
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēcrepitus | dēcrepita | dēcrepitum |
| genitive | dēcrepitī | dēcrepitae | dēcrepitī |
| dative | dēcrepitō | dēcrepitae | dēcrepitō |
| accusative | dēcrepitum | dēcrepitam | dēcrepitum |
| ablative | dēcrepitō | dēcrepitā | dēcrepitō |
| vocative | dēcrepite | dēcrepita | dēcrepitum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēcrepitī | dēcrepitae | dēcrepita |
| genitive | dēcrepitōrum | dēcrepitārum | dēcrepitōrum |
| dative | dēcrepitīs | dēcrepitīs | dēcrepitīs |
| accusative | dēcrepitōs | dēcrepitās | dēcrepita |
| ablative | dēcrepitīs | dēcrepitīs | dēcrepitīs |
| vocative | dēcrepitī | dēcrepitae | dēcrepita |
dē-crĕpĭtus, a, um, adj. crepo (lit., noiseless; applied to old people, who creep about like shadows),
I. very old, decrepit (mostly ante-class.):
vetulus, decrepitus senex, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 43; so, senex, id. ib. 20; id. Asin. 5, 2, 13; Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 16: senex, Vulg. 2 Par. 36, 17: leo, Prud. Ham. 561: inter decrepitos me numera et extrema languentes, Sen. Ep. 26: aetas (bestiolae), * Cic. Tusc. 1, 39 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēcrepitus adj.,
very old, decrepit: Eunuchus, T.: anus, T.: decrepitā (aetate) mori.
Origins
From dē- + crepitus, perfect passive participle of crepō (“to rattle, to creak”), apparently meaning noiseless, applied to old people, who creep about like shadows.
Descendants
- Catalandecrèpit
- Englishdecrepitfrom Middle French décrépit
- Englishdecrepidfrom Middle French décrépit
- Frenchdécrépitfrom Middle French décrépit
- Italiandecrepito
- Portuguesedecrépito
- Spanishdecrépito
- Galiciandecrépito