crista

(Engels)

1. (declension-1, feminine) the crest, the plume
2. (declension-1, feminine) the comb or tuft on the head of animals (most frequently of a rooster or a cock)
3. (declension-1, feminine) the tuft of leaves on plants
4. (declension-1, feminine) the clitoris

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈkrɪs.ta]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with crinis (“hair”), crispus (“curly”). Compare Ancient Greek κόρση (kórsē, “temple (anatomy)”).

Sinonieme

landīca

clitoris

itil

landica