cryphia

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρυφία (kruphía, concealment).

Noun

cryphia f (genitive cryphiae); first declension

  1. A kind of mark put next to a difficult passage of a text

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cryphia cryphiae
genitive cryphiae cryphiārum
dative cryphiae cryphiīs
accusative cryphiam cryphiās
ablative cryphiā cryphiīs
vocative cryphia cryphiae

References

  • cryphia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.