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crista.

crest/comb (bird/beast); plume (helmet); plant yellow-rattle; clitoris (L+S);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkrɪs.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈkris.ta]

  1. the crest, the plume

    declension-1 · feminine
    Crista galeae.
    Galea decora comanti cristae.

  2. the comb or tuft on the head of animals (most frequently of a rooster or a cock)

    declension-1 · feminine
    Illi surgunt cristae.
    Crista galli.

  3. the tuft of leaves on plants

    declension-1 · feminine
    Crista foliorum.

  4. the clitoris

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with crinis (“hair”), crispus (“curly”). Compare Ancient Greek κόρση (kórsē, “temple (anatomy)”).

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