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)

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

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκῑνάκης (akīnákēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

acīnacēs m (genitive acīnacis); third declension

  1. a sword used by the Persians, a scimitar

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case 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.
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