LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

acersecomēs

acersecomēs m (genitive acersecomae)

Meaning

  1. a boy or man whose hair has not been cut; a young man, youth
    si tibi sancta cohors comitum, si nemo tribunal vendit acersecomes, si nullum in coniuge crimen […] tum licet a Pico numeres genus […]If your whole staff be incorruptible; if no long-haired youth sells your judgments; if your wife be blameless; […] then you may trace back your race to Picus […]Juvenalis, Satire 8.127, 128, 131

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeacersecomēsacersecomae
genitiveacersecomaeacersecomārum
dativeacersecomaeacersecomīs
accusativeacersecomēnacersecomās
ablativeacersecomēacersecomīs
vocativeacersecomēacersecomae

ăcersĕcŏmēs, ae, m., = ἀκερσεκόμης,
I. with unshorn hair; in Juv., a young man, a youth, 8, 128.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀκερσεκόμης (akersekómēs, “with unshorn hair, young”), from ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + κερσ- (kers-), Epic aorist stem of κείρω (keírō, “shear”) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

Descendants
  • Englishacersecomic

Quick answers

What does acersecomēs mean in Latin?
acersecomēs, a noun, means “a boy or man whose hair has not been cut; a young man, youth”.
What is the genitive of acersecomēs?
The genitive singular is acersecomae. acersecomēs is masculine, first declension.