acinaces
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin acīnacēs, from Ancient Greek ἀκινάκης (akinákēs, “the short sabre of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; a scimitar”).
Noun edit
acinaces (plural acinaci)
- (historical, ancient history) A short sword or saber.
Translations edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀκῑνάκης (akīnákēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkiː.na.keːs/, [äˈkiːnäkeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃi.na.t͡ʃes/, [äˈt͡ʃiːnät͡ʃes]
Noun edit
acīnacēs m (genitive acīnacis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | acīnacēs | acīnacēs |
| Genitive | acīnacis | acīnacium |
| Dative | acīnacī | acīnacibus |
| Accusative | acīnacem | acīnacēs acīnacīs |
| Ablative | acīnace | acīnacibus |
| Vocative | acīnacēs | acīnacēs |
References edit
- “acinaces”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acinaces in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.