crinio

Latin

Etymology

Back-formation from crīnītus, attested twice in the passive 3rd sg. crīnītur in Statius. Compare sense 2 at coma (hair, foliage).

Pronunciation

Verb

crīniō (present infinitive crīnīre, perfect active crīnīvī, supine crīnītum); fourth conjugation

  1. (dis legomenon) to provide or cover with hair or leaves, foliage

Conjugation

References

  • crinio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • crinio in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • crinio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press