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crocum
crocum
Latin
crocum (saffron threads)
Alternative forms
Noun
crocum n (genitive crocī); second declension
Usage notes
Most often, the masculine crocus was used to refer to the plant, while the neuter crocum was used for saffron gathered from the plant. However, this distinction is not universally observed, and the word crocum may refer either to the crocus plant or to saffron taken from the plant.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crocum | croca |
| genitive | crocī | crocōrum |
| dative | crocō | crocīs |
| accusative | crocum | croca |
| ablative | crocō | crocīs |
| vocative | crocum | croca |
Related terms
References
- crocum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “crocum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.