acra
See also: acra-
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀ̆κρᾰ (akra), probably back-formed from German Akren as this is more easily encountered and even the English is most likely found in books written by Germans.
Noun edit
acra pl (plural only)
- (anatomy, rare) The vascular areas of the body most removed from the heart.
- 2004 January 8, Raymond L. Barnhill, Michael Piepkorn, Klaus J. Busam, Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 89:
- The principal differential diagnostic considerations in the case of nevi situated at the acra are atypical nevus and melanoma and, occasionally Spitz nevus/tumor.
- 2014 July 29, Sandra Ückert, Cold Application in Training & Competition: The Influence of Temperature on Your Athletic Performance, Meyer & Meyer Verlag, →ISBN, page 52:
- The surface area to volume ratio requires that the surface temperature in the nearly cylinder-shaped body parts should be lower the smaller their radius is. Consequently skin temperatures drop toward the ends of the extremities. A quicker cooling of the acra compared to head or trunk also occurs.
Related terms edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Noun edit
acra m (plural acras)
- A type of fish fritter
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably borrowed from English acre, otherwise from Old Norse akr; either way from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
acra m (genitive singular acra, nominative plural acraí)
Declension edit
Declension of acra
Derived terms edit
- acraíocht f (“acreage”)
- acramhéadar m (“acremeter”)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
acra m (genitive singular acra, nominative plural acraí)
Declension edit
Declension of acra
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
acra | n-acra | hacra | t-acra |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “acra (‘acre’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “acra” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “acra” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from translingual Achras, from Ancient Greek ἀχράς (akhrás).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acra f (plural acre)
- Synonym of sapodilla
Further reading edit
- acra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana