alacre

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alacrem (“lively, brisk; happy”). Doublet of allegro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.la.kre/, (less common) /aˈla.kre/
  • Rhymes: -alakre, (less common) -akre
  • Hyphenation: à‧la‧cre, (less common) a‧là‧cre

Adjective

alacre m or f (plural alacri)

  1. (literary) brisk, alacritous

Derived terms

Further reading

  • alacre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

alacre

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of alacer
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