acinaces

English

Etymology

From Latin acīnacēs, from Ancient Greek ἀκινάκης (akinákēs, “the short sabre of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; a scimitar”).

Noun

acinaces (plural acinaces)

1. (historical) A short sword or saber.

Translations

ancient short sword or saber

Portuguese: acinace m Spanish: acinaces m

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκῑνάκης (akīnákēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈkiː.na.keːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈt͡ʃiː.na.t͡ʃes]

Noun

acīnacēs m (genitive acīnacis); third declension

1. a sword or dagger used by the Persians, typically 40-60 cm in length.
2. (Medieval, Renaissance, and Scientific latin) A scimitar or shamshir.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	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.