acra

See also: ACRA, Acra, and acra-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ̆κρᾰ (akra), probably back-formed from German Akren as this is more easily encountered and even the English is most likely found in books written by Germans.

Noun

acra pl (plural only)

1. (anatomy, rare) The vascular areas of the body most removed from the heart.
   • 2004 January 8, Raymond L. Barnhill, Michael Piepkorn, Klaus J. Busam, Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 89:

     The principal differential diagnostic considerations in the case of nevi situated at the acra are atypical nevus and melanoma and, occasionally Spitz nevus/tumor.

   • 2014 July 29, Sandra Ückert, Cold Application in Training & Competition: The Influence of Temperature on Your Athletic Performance, Meyer & Meyer Verlag, →ISBN, page 52:

     The surface area to volume ratio requires that the surface temperature in the nearly cylinder-shaped body parts should be lower the smaller their radius is. Consequently skin temperatures drop toward the ends of the extremities. A quicker cooling of the acra compared to head or trunk also occurs.

Related terms

• acral

Anagrams

• AACR, ARCA, Arca, Cara, ara-C

French

Noun

acra m (plural acras)

1. A type of fish fritter

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkəɾˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈakɾˠə/

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Middle English aker, from Old English æcer (“field where crops are grown”), from Proto-West Germanic *akr, otherwise from Old Norse akr; either way from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros.

Alternative forms

• acaire

Noun

acra m (genitive singular acra, nominative plural acraí)

1. acre

Declension

Declension of acra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative acra acraí vocative a acra a acraí genitive acra acraí dative acra acraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-acra na hacraí genitive an acra na n-acraí dative leis an acra don acra leis na hacraí

Derived terms

• acraíocht f (“acreage”)
• acramhéadar m (“acremeter”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• acaire, acar

Noun

acra m (genitive singular acra, nominative plural acraí)

2. tool, implement
3. service, convenience

Declension

Declension of acra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative acra acraí vocative a acra a acraí genitive acra acraí dative acra acraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-acra na hacraí genitive an acra na n-acraí dative leis an acra don acra leis na hacraí

Mutation

Mutated forms of acra

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acra	n-acra	hacra	t-acra

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “acra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “acra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Achras, from Ancient Greek ἀχράς (akhrás).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• Rhymes: -akra
• Hyphenation: à‧cra

Noun

acra f (plural acre)

1. Synonym of sapodilla

Further reading

• acra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana