crūs
Unclear. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱruH- based on Old Armenian սրունք (srunkʻ, “leg, shank”). However, other etymologies have been proposed for the Armenian word, such as a loan from Iranian *sraun- (cf. Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬌 (sraoni)) among others. Albanian kërci may also be a cognate.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkruːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkrus]
Noun
crūs n (genitive crūris); third declension
- leg
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crūs | crūra |
| genitive | crūris | crūrum |
| dative | crūrī | crūribus |
| accusative | crūs | crūra |
| ablative | crūre | crūribus |
| vocative | crūs | crūra |