acer

See also: Acer

English

Noun

acer (plural acers)

  1. Obsolete spelling of acre

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs. Compare French acier, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero.

Noun

acer m (uncountable)

  1. steel

Further reading

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós (“sharp”). The change from o-stem to i-stem declension is irregular and not fully explained. Likewise, Latin has irregular lengthening of the vowel. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.ker/, [ˈaː.kɛr]

Adjective

ācer (feminine ācris, neuter ācre); third declension

  1. sharp, sour, bitter
  2. keen, sagacious
Inflection

Third declension, nominative masculine singular in -er, nominative neuter singular in -e.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative ācer ācris ācre ācrēs ācria
genitive ācris ācrium
dative ācrī ācribus
accusative ācrem ācre ācrēs ācria
ablative ācrī ācribus
vocative ācer ācris ācre ācrēs ācria
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

acer n (genitive aceris); third declension

  1. maple tree
Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
nominative acer acera
genitive aceris acerum
dative acerī aceribus
accusative acer acera
ablative acere aceribus
vocative acer acera
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • acer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • acer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the pain is very severe: acer morsus doloris est (Tusc. 2. 22. 53)

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin *aciale.

Noun

acer m (nominative singular acers)

  1. Alternative form of acier
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