Crimisus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Crīnīsus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κριμισός (Krimisós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kriːˈmiː.sus/, [kriːˈmiːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kriˈmi.sus/, [kriˈmiːs̬us]

Proper noun

Crīmīsus m sg (genitive Crīmīsī); second declension

1. A river in Sicily which flows near Segesta, famous for the battle won by Timoleon

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Crīmīsus
genitive	Crīmīsī
dative	Crīmīsō
accusative	Crīmīsum
ablative	Crīmīsō
vocative	Crīmīse

References

• “Crimisus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Crinisus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.