acerra
See also: Acerra
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
acerra (plural acerras or acerrae)
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small sacrificial altar.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin.
Noun edit
acerra f (plural acerre)
- acerra (all senses)
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Etruscan.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈker.ra/, [äˈkɛrːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃer.ra/, [äˈt͡ʃɛrːä]
Noun edit
acerra f (genitive acerrae); first declension
- A small box in which was kept the incense used in sacrifices
Declension edit
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 edit
References edit
- “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.