acerra
See also: Acerra
English
Etymology
Noun
acerra (plural acerras or acerrae)
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small sacrificial altar.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin.
Noun
acerra f (plural acerre)
- acerra (all senses)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkɛr.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈt͡ʃɛr.ra]
Noun
acerra f (genitive acerrae); first declension
- A small box in which was kept the incense used in sacrifices
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acerra | acerrae |
| genitive | acerrae | acerrārum |
| dative | acerrae | acerrīs |
| accusative | acerram | acerrās |
| ablative | acerrā | acerrīs |
| vocative | acerra | acerrae |
Descendants
References
- “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.