Acre

See also: acre and âcre

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French and Latin Acre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: āʹkər, ä′kər, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.kɚ/, /ˈɑː.kɚ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪkɚ

Proper noun

Acre

2. A port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith.

Synonyms

• (historical names): See Antioch

Translations

city

• Arabic: عَكَّا (ʕakkā)
• Armenian: Աքքա (Akʻkʻa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿科 (Ākē)

• Dutch: Akko n
• French: Acre (fr) m
• German: Akkon n
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἄκο (Áko), Ἄκη (Ákē), Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs)

• Hawaiian: ʻAko
• Hebrew: עַכּוֹ (he) ('áko)
• Italian: Acri (it) f
• Latin: Acre (la), Ptolemāis
• Maori: Aka
• Ottoman Turkish: عكا (Akkâ⁩)
• Persian: عکا ('Akkâ), عکه (fa) ('Akke)
• Phoenician: 𐤏𐤊 f (ʿk)
• Polish: Akka (pl) f
• Portuguese: Acre (pt) f
• Russian: А́кко (Ákko), А́кка (ru) (Ákka), А́кра (Ákra)
• Spanish: Acre (es) m
• Turkish: Akka (tr)

Etymology 2

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: äʹkrē,ä′krā, IPA^(key): /ˈɑːkɹi/, /ˈɑːkɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːkɹɚ

Proper noun

Acre

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco

Translations

state in north-western Brazil

• Arabic: أَكْرِي (ʔakrī)
• Armenian: Ակրի (hy) (Akri)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿克里州 (Ākèlǐ Zhōu)

• French: Acre (fr)
• Georgian: აკრი (aḳri)
• Greek: Άκρε (Ákre)
• Japanese: アクレ (Akure)
• Korean: 아크리 (akeuri)
• Portuguese: Acre (pt) m
• Russian: А́кри (Ákri)
• Spanish: Acre (es)
• Ukrainian: А́крі (Ákri)

Etymology 3

Probably a variant of Acker or Acree/Ackary, though also possibly Americanization of Norwegian Aakre or Low German Egger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪkɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪkɚ

Proper noun

Acre

1. A surname.

Anagrams

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

French

Etymology 1

From Latin Akre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akʁ/

Proper noun

Acre m

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

Etymology 2

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

Proper noun

Acre m

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakɾe/ [ˈɑ.kɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -akɾe
• Hyphenation: A‧cre
• Homophone: acre

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Proper noun

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese Acre.

Proper noun

Acre m

1. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Rio Branco)

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Acri

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Proper noun

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)
   • 13th century, Martin Soarez, Pero non fui a Ultramar‎^[1]:

     Pero non fuy a ultra mar
     muyto sey cu a terra bem
     per soeyreanēs qȝ ē uem
     segūdo lheu oy cōtar
     diz q̄ marcelha iaz alem
     domar e Acre iaz aquem
     e pom ror tes loguy arar

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 13th century, Pero Gomes Barroso, Pero d'Ambroa, se Deus mi perdom‎^[2]:

     Se deus mi ualha uedes p^e q̄ nõ
     Uos trobei dacri nẽ desſe logr̃
     P^e q̄ nõ uirõ quãtos aqui son
     Que nũca uos pasſaſtes alen mar
     E da tr͡ra hu nõ fostes nõ sey
     Como uos trobey mays saberuos ey
     As manhas q̄ uos auedes contar

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Galician: Acre
• Portuguese: Acre

Further reading

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “Acre”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɾɨ/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -akɾi, (Portugal) -akɾɨ
• Hyphenation: A‧cre
• Homophone: acre

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Proper noun

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

Etymology 2

The state was named after the hydronym, of unknown origin.

Proper noun

Acre m

1. Acre (a river in northern South America)
2. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Rio Branco)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) AC

   • 2006, Angela Maria Delgado, Crônicas & Sabores, Thesaurus Editora, →ISBN, page 30:

     Do Oiapoque ao Chuí, a criminalidade grassa assustadoramente. Sua filha, em sua residência temporária no Acre, instalou um portão eletrônico e uma cerca elétrica.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• acreano
• acriano

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraíba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Norte
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rondônia
• Roraima
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo
• Sergipe
• Tocantins