crus

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin crūs. ==== Noun ==== crus (plural crura) The shin (tibia and fibula) A leglike part; shank ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== crus plural of cru === Anagrams === RUCs, curs, rucs, scur, sucr- == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkɾus] === Adjective === crus masculine plural of cru == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁy/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== crus m pl masculine plural of cru === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== crus first/second-person singular past historic of croire ==== Participle ==== crus m pl masculine plural of cru == Latin == === Etymology === 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 Martialis, Epigrammata quod pectus, quod crura tibi, quod bracchia vellis ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem). ==== Derived terms ==== crūrālis (Late Latin) gallīcrūs ==== Descendants ==== English: crus === References === === Further reading === “crus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “crus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "crus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “crus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “crus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray == Norman == === Verb === crus first-person singular preterite of craithe == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -us, (Portugal) -uʃ Homophones: cruz, Cruz Hyphenation: crus === Adjective === crus masculine plural of cru