acritas
Latin
Etymology
From ācer (“sharp, pungent”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.kri.taːs/, [ˈäːkrɪt̪äːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.kri.tas/, [ˈäːkrit̪äs]
Noun
ācritās f (genitive ācritātis); third declension
- sharpness, pungency
- liveliness, vivacity
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ācritās | ācritātēs |
| Genitive | ācritātis | ācritātum |
| Dative | ācritātī | ācritātibus |
| Accusative | ācritātem | ācritātēs |
| Ablative | ācritāte | ācritātibus |
| Vocative | ācritās | ācritātēs |
Synonyms
- (sharpness): ācritūdō
- (liveliness): ācritūdō
Related terms
- ācer
- ācrimōnia
- ācriter
- ācritūdō
Descendants
- English: acrity
- French: âcreté
- Portuguese: acridade
References
- “acritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “acritas”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “acritas”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- acritas in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “acritas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly