[ˈkrɛ.poː], [ˈkrɛː.po]
OrigoImitative of harsh sounds with unidentifiable ultimate derivation (de Vaan gives the reconstructed root as Proto-Indo-European *ḱrep- (“to rattle, crackle”)); compare Hittite [script needed] (karpi-, “anger”), Sanskrit कृपते (kṛpate, “to wean, mourn”), Proto-Slavic *kričati (“to scream”), Proto-Germanic *krītaną (“idem”), and Latin strepō (“to rattle”) for the ending.
- conjugation-1, no-supineto rattle, rustle, clatter
- conjugation-1, no-supineto crack, creak
- conjugation-1, figuratively, no-supineto prattle, talk noisily
- conjugation-1, no-supineto boast
Formaecrepō(canonical) · no passive(canonical) · crepāre(infinitive, present) · crepuī(active, perfect) · crepō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · crepās(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · crepat(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · crepāmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · crepātis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · crepant(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · crepābam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · crepābās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · crepābat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · crepābāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · crepābātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · crepābant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · crepābō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · crepābis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · crepābit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · crepābimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Fons: Vicitionarium