cristula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from crista (“plume of a helmet; tuft of an animal or plant”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkris.tu.la/, [ˈkrɪs.tʊ.ɫa]

Noun

cristula f (genitive cristulae); first declension

  1. a small crest, tuft, or plume

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cristula cristulae
Genitive cristulae cristulārum
Dative cristulae cristulīs
Accusative cristulam cristulās
Ablative cristulā cristulīs
Vocative cristula cristulae

References
  • cristula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cristula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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