crebre Latin · revision 33598

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 84–c. 25 BC, Vitruvius}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [ˈkreː.breː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [ˈkrɛː.bre]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''crēbrē''' (comparative crēbrius, superlative crēbrissimē)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|crēber|-ē|t1=close, frequent]].^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler dates it from Vitruvius.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It means thickly or densely, and frequently.^(OLD 2012) Lewis & Short treat it under [[crēber]].^(Lewis & Short 1879) In medieval Latin it keeps the senses densely, often and constantly.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 84–c. 25 BC – Vitruvius.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|thickly|alt=Thickly]], densely, closely.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

+ # [[m|en|frequently|alt=Frequently]], often.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[crēber]]

+ * [[crēbrō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}