acinaces

 

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

acinaces (plural acinaci)

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

From Ancient Greek ἀκῑνάκης (akīnákēs).

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

acīnacēs m (genitive acīnacis); third declension

1. a sword used by the Persians, a scimitar

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

• “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.