acro
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English
Etymology 1
Adjective
acro (not comparable)
Derived terms
Noun
acro (uncountable)
Translations
acrobatic gymnastics — see acrobatic gymnastics
Etymology 2
Noun
acro
- Misspelling of acrow.
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
acro m (plural acri)
- acre (unit of measure)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκρων (ákrōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.kroː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.kro/,
Noun
acrō m (genitive acrōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acrō | acrōnēs |
| genitive | acrōnis | acrōnum |
| dative | acrōnī | acrōnibus |
| accusative | acrōnem | acrōnēs |
| ablative | acrōne | acrōnibus |
| vocative | acrō | acrōnēs |
References
- “acro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.