acinaces

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English

Etymology

From Latin acīnacēs, from Ancient Greek ἀκινάκης (akinákēs, “the short sabre of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; a scimitar”).

Noun

acinaces (plural acinaci)

(historical, ancient history) A short sword or saber.

Translations

ancient short sword or saber

Portuguese: acinace m
Spanish: acinaces m

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκῑνάκης (akīnákēs).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈkiː.na.keːs/, [äˈkiːnäkeːs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃi.na.t͡ʃes/, [äˈt͡ʃiːnät͡ʃes]

Noun

acīnacēs m (genitive acīnacis); third declension

a sword used by the Persians, a scimitar

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.