acritas

Latin

Etymology

From ācer (“sharp, pungent”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.kri.taːs/, [ˈäːkrɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kri.tas/, [ˈäːkrit̪äs]

Noun

ācritās f (genitive ācritātis); third declension

1. sharpness, pungency
2. liveliness, vivacity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ācritās	ācritātēs
genitive	ācritātis	ācritātum
dative	ācritātī	ācritātibus
accusative	ācritātem	ācritātēs
ablative	ācritāte	ācritātibus
vocative	ācritās	ācritātēs

Synonyms

• (sharpness): ācritūdō
• (liveliness): ācritūdō

Related terms

• ācer
• ācrimōnia
• ācriter
• ācritūdō

Descendants

• English: acrity
• French: âcreté
• Portuguese: acridade

References

• “acritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• acritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “acritas”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “acritas”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• acritas in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• “acritas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly