Crepereius
Latin
Etymology
creper (“dusky, dark”) + -ēius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [krɛ.pɛˈreː.i.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kre.peˈrɛː.i.us]
Proper noun
Creperēius m sg (genitive Creperēiī or Creperēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Crepereius Gallus, a friend of Agrippina
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Creperēius |
| genitive | Creperēiī Creperēī1 |
| dative | Creperēiō |
| accusative | Creperēium |
| ablative | Creperēiō |
| vocative | Creperēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Crepereius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Crepereius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray