acer

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Contents 1 Catalan 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Adjective 2.1.1.1 Inflection 2.1.1.2 Descendants 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 2.2.1.1 Inflection 2.2.1.2 Descendants 3 Old French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Descendants

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin aciale

[edit] Noun

acer m. (uncountable)

1. steel

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Adjective

ācer m., (feminine ācris, neuter ācre); third declension

1. sharp, bitter
2. keen, sagacious

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	M.	F.	N.		MM.	FF.	NN.
nominative	ācer	ācris	ācre		ācrēs	ācrēs	ācria
genitive	ācris	ācris	ācris		ācrium	ācrium	ācrium
dative	ācrī	ācrī	ācrī		ācribus	ācribus	ācribus
accusative	ācrem	ācrem	ācre		ācrēs	ācrēs	ācria
ablative	ācrī	ācrī	ācrī		ācribus	ācribus	ācribus
vocative	ācer	ācris	ācre		ācrēs	ācrēs	ācria

[edit] Descendants

• French: aigre
• Italian: agro
• Portuguese: azedo
• Romanian: acru
• Spanish: agrio

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

acer (genitive aceris); n, third declension

1. maple tree
2. accusative singular of acer
3. vocative singular of acer

[edit] Inflection

Third declension, neuter variation (3:N).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	acer	acera
genitive	aceris	acerum
dative	acerī	aceribus
accusative	acer	acera
ablative	acere	aceribus
vocative	acer	acera

[edit] Descendants

• Italian: acero
• Spanish: ácere, arce

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin aciale

[edit] Noun

acer m. (oblique plural acers, nominative singular acers, nominative plural acer)

1. steel

[edit] Descendants

• French: acier