acerra

See also: Acerra

English

Etymology

Latin acerra

Noun

acerra (plural acerras or acerrae)

  1. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.
  2. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small sacrificial altar.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

acerra f (plural acerre)

  1. acerra (all senses)

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Etruscan.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈker.ra/, [aˈkɛr.ra]

Noun

acerra f (genitive acerrae); first declension

  1. A small box in which was kept the incense used in sacrifices

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acerra acerrae
Genitive acerrae acerrārum
Dative acerrae acerrīs
Accusative acerram acerrās
Ablative acerrā acerrīs
Vocative acerra acerrae

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
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