Acrae

See also: acrae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄκραι (Ákrai).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Acrae f pl (genitive Acrārum); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

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.

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