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crena

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin crēna.

Noun

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crena (plural crenae)

  1. (sciences) A furrow or notch.

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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Perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European roots *(s)ker- (to cut off) or *krey- (to separate). Spuriously attested in Pliny.

Noun

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crēna f (genitive crēnae); first declension

  1. incision, notch
    Synonyms: incīsiō, incīsūra

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative crēna crēnae
genitive crēnae crēnārum
dative crēnae crēnīs
accusative crēnam crēnās
ablative crēnā crēnīs
vocative crēna crēnae

Derived terms

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References

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  • crena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • crena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.