LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

acia

acia f (genitive aciae)

Meaning

  1. femininethread, yarn

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaciaaciae
genitiveaciaeaciārum
dativeaciaeaciīs
accusativeaciamaciās
ablativeaciāaciīs
vocativeaciaaciae

ăcĭa, ae, f. 1. acus,
I. a thread for sewing, ῥάμμα, Titin. ap. Non. 3, 21 (Rib. Com. Rel. p. 115); Cels. 5, 26, 23.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Related to acuō (“sharpen, whet”), aciēs (“edge”) and acus (“needle”).

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianaccia
  • Italianazza
  • Corsicanaccia
  • Dalmatianjaz
  • Tarantinoazzafrom Neapolitan accia
  • Sicilianazza
  • Venetanaza
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianață
  • Aromanianatsã
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianaçe
  • Ladinacia
  • Romanshatscha
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianasa
  • Emilianaza
  • Ligurianassa
  • Easternassafrom Lombard ascia
  • Northernaciafrom Lombard ascia
  • Northernesciafrom Lombard ascia
  • Piedmonteseacia
  • Romagnolaza
Gallo-Romance
  • Walloonècefrom Walloon ache
  • Walloonèssefrom Walloon ache
  • Gasconasse
  • Gasconaçe

Quick answers

What does acia mean in Latin?
acia, a noun, means “thread, yarn”.
What is the genitive of acia?
The genitive singular is aciae. acia is feminine, first declension.