arce

See also: Arce

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈar.kɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈar.t͡ʃe]

Noun

arce

1. ablative singular of arx

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈar.keː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈar.t͡ʃe]

Verb

arcē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of arceō

References

• "arce", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “arce”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “arce”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Middle English

Noun

arce

1. alternative form of ars

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.t͡sɛ/
• Rhymes: -art͡sɛ
• Syllabification: ar‧ce

Noun

arce

1. dative singular of arka
2. locative singular of arka

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾθe/ [ˈaɾ.θe] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾse/ [ˈaɾ.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾθe (Spain)
• Rhymes: -aɾse (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ar‧ce

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish azre, from Latin acere (“maple tree”).

Noun

arce m (plural arces)

1. maple tree

Alternative forms

• ácere (rare)

Derived terms

• arce blanco
• arce campestre
• arce de Montpellier
• arce menor
• arce noruego
• arce plano
• arce plateado
• arce quejigo
• arce sicomoro
• jarabe de arce

Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin arger, argerem, variant of Latin agger.

Noun

arce m (plural arces)

1. (dated) shoulder (of a road)

Derived terms

• arcén

Further reading

• “arce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• acre, caer, cera, crea