acer

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See also: Acer and acèr

English

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Etymology 1

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From the genus name.

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Noun

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acer (plural acers)

  1. A plant of the genus Acer; a maple.
    • 1842, The Gardener's Magazine, page 611:
      In the plantations to which we allude, there were also some American acers and the Norway maple, exhibiting dark reds and rich yellows.

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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acer (plural acers)

  1. Obsolete spelling of acre.

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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acer m (uncountable)

  1. steel

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós (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).[1]

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Adjective

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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
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Third-declension three-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
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
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Descendants
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(See also acrus.)

  • Ancient borrowings:
    • Old Irish: aicher
  • Later borrowings:

Etymology 2

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

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Noun

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acer n (genitive aceris); third declension

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acer acera
Genitive aceris acerum
Dative acerī aceribus
Accusative acer acera
Ablative acere aceribus
Vocative acer acera
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Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ http://starling.rinet.ru
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “ak̂er-, ok̂er-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 20

Northern Kurdish

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acer (Arabic spelling ئاجەر)

  1. Alternative form of ecer

References

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

Old French

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Etymology

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See acier.

Noun

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acer oblique singularm (nominative singular acers)

  1. Alternative form of acier

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle English aker.

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Noun

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acer f (plural aceri)

  1. acre
    Synonyms: cyfair, erw

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
acer unchanged unchanged hacer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • 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