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acer

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See also:Appendix:Variations of "acer"

English

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Etymology 1

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From the genus name.

Pronunciation

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(UK)IPA^(key): /ˈeɪsə/
Audio(Southern England): (file)
(General American)IPA^(key): /ˈeɪsɚ/,/ˈɑkɛɚ/

Noun

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acer (pluralacers)

A plant of the genusAcer; amaple.
- 1842,The Gardener's Magazine, page611:
  In the plantations to which we allude, there were also some Americanacers and the Norway maple, exhibiting dark reds and rich yellows.

References

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“acer”, inDictionary.com Unabridged,Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“acer”, inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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acer (pluralacers)

Obsolete spelling ofacre.

Anagrams

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race-,-care,Cera,Care,care,Race,caer,e-car,CERA,Acre,acre,Crea,race

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited fromLate Latinaciārium, fromLatinaciēs, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-(“sharp, pointed”). CompareFrenchacier,Galicianaceiro,Italianacciaio,Occitanacièr,Portugueseaço,Spanishacero.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)[əˈser]
IPA^(key): (Valencia)[aˈser]
Audio(Catalonia): (file)

Latin

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Etymology 1

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FromProto-Italic*akris, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós(“sharp”). The change fromo-stem toi-stem declension is irregular and not fully explained. Likewise, Latin has irregular lengthening of the vowel. Cognate withAncient Greekἄκρος(ákros).^[1]

Alternative forms

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ācrus(late, proscribed)

Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin)IPA^(key): [ˈaː.kɛr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key): [ˈaː.t͡ʃer]

Adjective

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ācer (feminineācris,neuterācre,comparativeācrior,superlativeācerrimus,adverbācriter);third-declension three-termination adjective

sharp,sour,bitter,pungent
Synonyms:asper,acerbus,frāctus
keen,sharp,acute,sagacious
energetic,active,vigorous
Synonyms:strēnuus,impiger,vīvus,alacer,fortis
Antonym:sēgnis
eager,zealous,spirited
Synonyms:dēsīderōsus,studiōsus,sēdulus,intentus,libēns,cupidus,impiger,aspīrāns
subtle
severe,violent,cruel,hot
Synonyms:violēns,trux,ferōx,immānis,efferus,ferus,crūdēlis,sevērus,acerbus
Antonyms:misericors,mītis,tranquillus,placidus,quiētus,clēmēns
penetrating,piercing

Declension

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Third-declension three-termination adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	ācer	ācris	ācre	ācrēs	ācria
genitive	ācris			ācrium
dative	ācrī			ācribus
accusative	ācrem		ācre	ācrēs ācrīs	ācria
ablative	ācrī			ācribus
vocative	ācer	ācris	ācre	ācrēs	ācria

Derived terms

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Related terms

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Descendants

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(See alsoacrus.)

Ancient borrowings:
- → Old Irish:aicher
  - Irish:aichear
Later borrowings:
- → Catalan:acre
- →⇒ English:acrid,acrylic
- → Esperanto:akra
- → French:âcre
- → Italian:acre
- → Portuguese:acre
- → Spanish:acre

Etymology 2

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Same as Etymology 1, with reference to multi-pointed leaves.^[2]

Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin)IPA^(key): [ˈa.kɛr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key): [ˈaː.t͡ʃer]

Noun

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acer n (genitiveaceris);third declension

maple tree

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	acer	acera
genitive	aceris	acerum
dative	acerī	aceribus
accusative	acer	acera
ablative	acere	aceribus
vocative	acer	acera

Derived terms

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acernus

Descendants

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Catalan:auró
Esperanto:acero
French:érable (partly)
Italian:acero
Portuguese:ácer
Romanian:arțar
Spanish:ácere,arce
→ Translingual:Acer(learned)

References

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“acer”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“acer”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891),An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“acer”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894),Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London:Macmillan and Co.
- the pain is very severe:acer morsus doloris est (Tusc. 2. 22. 53)
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “acer”, inFranzösisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte,page94