alacre
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alacrem (“lively, brisk; happy”). Doublet of allegro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.la.kre/, (less common) /aˈla.kre/
- Rhymes: -alakre, (less common) -akre
- Hyphenation: à‧la‧cre, (less common) a‧là‧cre
Adjective
alacre (plural alacri)
- (literary) brisk, alacritous
Derived terms
- alacremente
Related terms
- alacrità
- allegro
Further reading
- alacre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- acrale, arcale, calare, calerà, lacera
Latin
Adjective
alacre
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of alacer