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acerb
English
Etymology
Latin acerbus, from Latin ?cer (“sharp”): compare French acerbe. See acrid.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??s??b/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??s??b/
Adjective
acerb (comparative acerber or more acerb, superlative acerbest or most acerb)
- (archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit.
- Synonym: acerbic
- (archaic, figuratively) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
- Synonym: acerbic
- 1909, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, Debates: Official Report (volume 1, page 1970)
- As to the somewhat acerb remarks of the member for Jacques Cartier, I may pass them over […]
Related terms
- acerbate
- acerbically
- acerbity
- exacerbate
Translations
References
- acerb in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Brace, brace, caber, cabre, cabré
Romanian
Etymology
From French acerbe, from Latin acerbus.
Adjective
acerb m or n (feminine singular acerb?, masculine plural acerbi, feminine and neuter plural acerbe)
- harsh, unkind
Declension
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acer
English
Noun
acer (plural acers)
- Obsolete spelling of acre
Anagrams
- -care, Acre, CERA, Care, Cera, Crea, Race, acre, care, e-car, race, race-
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin aci?rium, from Latin aci?s, from Proto-Indo-European *h?e?- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare French acier, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /??se/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a?se?/
Noun
acer m (uncountable)
- steel
Derived terms
- acer inoxidable
Related terms
- acerar
Further reading
- “acer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h??rós (“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 ????? (ákros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?a?.ker/, [?ä?k?r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a.t??er/, [???t???r]
Adjective
?cer (feminine ?cris, neuter ?cre, comparative ?crior, superlative ?cerrimus, adverb ?criter); third-declension three-termination adjective
- sharp, sour, bitter, pungent
- keen, sharp, acute, sagacious
- energetic, active, vigorous
- eager, zealous, spirited
- subtle
- severe, violent, cruel, hot
- penetrating, piercing
Declension
Third-declension three-termination adjective.
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Same as Etymology 1, with reference to multi-pointed leaves.
Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag "ak?er-"
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?a.ker/, [?äk?r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a.t??er/, [???t???r]
Noun
acer n (genitive aceris); third declension
- 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: ar?ar
- 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.
Old French
Etymology
See acier.
Noun
acer m (nominative singular acers)
- Alternative form of acier
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle English aker.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /?ak?r/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /?akar/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /?ak?r/
Noun
acer f (plural aceri)
- 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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