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4-letter words (4 found)

ACER,ACRE,CARE,RACE,

3-letter words (7 found)

ACE,ARC,ARE,CAR,EAR,ERA,REC,

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AE,AR,EA,ER,RE,

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E,

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Definitions and meaning of acer

acer

English

Etymology 1

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪsə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈeɪsɚ/, /ˈɑkɛɚ/

Noun

acer (plural acers)

  1. A plant of the genus Acer; a maple.

References

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

Etymology 2

Noun

acer (plural acers)

  1. Obsolete spelling of acre.

Anagrams

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

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed). Compare French acier, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈser]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈser]

Noun

acer m (uncountable)

  1. steel

Derived terms

Related terms

  • acerar

Further reading

  • “acer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
  • “acer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (sharp). The change from o-stem to i-stem declension is irregular and not fully explained. Likewise, Latin has irregular lengthening of the vowel. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros).

Alternative forms

  • ācrus (late, proscribed)

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ācer (feminine ācris, neuter ācre, comparative ācrior, superlative ācerrimus, adverb ācriter); third-declension three-termination adjective

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

Third-declension three-termination adjective.

Derived terms
Related terms
  • acerbus
  • acervus
Descendants

(See also acrus.)

  • 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

Same as Etymology 1, with reference to multi-pointed leaves.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

acer n (genitive aceris); third declension

  1. maple tree
Declension

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

Derived terms
  • acernus
Descendants
  • Catalan: auró
  • Esperanto: acero
  • French: érable
  • Italian: acero
  • Portuguese: ácer
  • Romanian: arțar
  • Spanish: ácere, arce
  • Translingual: Acer

References

  • acer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • acer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “acer”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 94

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈd͡ʒɛɾ/

Adjective

acer (Arabic spelling ئاجەر)

  1. alternative form of ecer

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “acer”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 1

Old French

Etymology

See acier.

Noun

acer oblique singularm (nominative singular acers)

  1. alternative form of acier

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle English aker.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈakɛr/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈakar/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈakɛr/

Noun

acer f (plural aceri)

  1. acre
    Synonyms: cyfair, erw

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “acer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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