alacer

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain origin, but possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Germanic *aljaną (“vigor, strength”), see English ellen.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.la.ker/, [ˈa.ɫa.kɛr]

Adjective

alacer (feminine alacris, neuter alacre); third declension

  1. Lively, brisk, quick, eager, active, excited.
  2. Glad, happy, cheerful.

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 alacer alacris alacre alacrēs alacria
genitive alacris alacrium
dative alacrī alacribus
accusative alacrem alacre alacrēs alacria
ablative alacrī alacribus
vocative alacer alacris alacre alacrēs alacria

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • alacer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • alacer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • alacer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to show a brisk and cheerful spirit: alacri et erecto animo esse
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