crudelis

Latin

Etymology

From crūdus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

crūdēlis (neuter crūdēle, comparative crūdēlior, superlative crūdēlissimus, adverb crūdēlē or crūdēliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. unfeeling, rude
  2. ruthless, cruel, merciless
    Synonyms: trux, ferōx, violēns, atrōx, immānis, efferus, ferus, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer
    Antonyms: mītis, misericors, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative crūdēlis crūdēle crūdēlēs crūdēlia
Genitive crūdēlis crūdēlium
Dative crūdēlī crūdēlibus
Accusative crūdēlem crūdēle crūdēlēs
crūdēlīs		 crūdēlia
Ablative crūdēlī crūdēlibus
Vocative crūdēlis crūdēle crūdēlēs crūdēlia

Descendants
  • Asturian: cruel
  • Catalan: cruel
  • English: cruel
  • French: cruel, cruelle
  • Friulian: crudêl
  • Galician: cruel
  • Italian: crudele
  • Occitan: crusèl, cruel
  • Portuguese: cruel
  • Sicilian: crudili
  • Spanish: cruel
  • Venetian: crudel

References
  • “crudelis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “crudelis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • crudelis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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