ancrae

Latin

Alternative forms

• angrae

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“to bend; bow; curve”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *angijō (“ing”), Ancient Greek ἄγκος (ánkos, “a bend; hollow; mountain glen; dell; valley”), Sanskrit अङ्कस् (aṅkas, “a bend or curve”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaŋ.krae̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaŋ.kre]

Noun

ancrae f pl (genitive ancrārum); first declension (plural only)

1. A gorge, a ravine

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	ancrae
genitive	ancrārum
dative	ancrīs
accusative	ancrās
ablative	ancrīs
vocative	ancrae

References

• “ancrae”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.