acinaces
English
Etymology
From Latin acīnacēs, from Ancient Greek ἀκινάκης (akinákēs, “the short sabre of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; a scimitar”).
Noun
acinaces (plural acinaces)
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκῑνάκης (akīnákēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkiː.na.keːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈt͡ʃiː.na.t͡ʃes]
Noun
acīnacēs m (genitive acīnacis); third declension
- a sword or dagger used by the Persians, typically 40-60 cm in length.
- (Medieval, Renaissance, and Scientific latin) A scimitar or shamshir.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acīnacēs | acīnacēs |
| genitive | acīnacis | acīnacium |
| dative | acīnacī | acīnacibus |
| accusative | acīnacem | acīnacēs acīnacīs |
| ablative | acīnace | acīnacibus |
| vocative | acīnacēs | acīnacēs |
References
- “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.