Acrae

See also: acrae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄκραι (Ákrai).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.krae̯/, [ˈäkräe̯]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kre/, [ˈäːkre]

Proper noun

Acrae f pl (genitive Acrārum); first declension

A city of the interior of Sicily and colony of Syracusae, now Palazzolo Acreide

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Acrae
Genitive	Acrārum
Dative	Acrīs
Accusative	Acrās
Ablative	Acrīs
Vocative	Acrae
Locative	Acrīs

Derived terms

Acrenses

Descendants

English: Acrae
Italian: Acre, Acreide
Sicilian: Acri, Acrèiti

References

“Acrae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Acrae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Anagrams

acera

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