acerra

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin acerra.

Noun

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acerra (plural acerras or acerrae)

  1. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.
  2. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small sacrificial altar.

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin.

Noun

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acerra f (plural acerre)

  1. acerra (all senses)

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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Probably from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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acerra f (genitive acerrae); first declension

  1. A small box in which was kept the incense used in sacrifices

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acerra acerrae
Genitive acerrae acerrārum
Dative acerrae acerrīs
Accusative acerram acerrās
Ablative acerrā acerrīs
Vocative acerra acerrae

Descendants

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  • English: acerra
  • Italian: acerra
  • Portuguese: acerra

References

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  • acerra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acerra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.