LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

acor

acor m (genitive acōris)

Meaning

  1. masculinesourness (sour taste)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeacoracōrēs
genitiveacōrisacōrum
dativeacōrīacōribus
accusativeacōremacōrēs
ablativeacōreacōribus
vocativeacoracōrēs

ăcor, ōris, m. aceo,
I. a sour taste, sourness.
I. Lit., Col. 3, 21, 5; 7, 8, 1; Plin. 11, 41, 96; 18, 11, 26; of meat, Quint. 9, 3, 27.—
II. Fig. hortor ut jucundissimum genus vitae nonnullis interdum quasi acoribus condias, i. e. excitements, Plin. Ep. 7, 3 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinacor

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin acor From aceō (“to be sour”) + -or.

Quick answers

What does acor mean in Latin?
acor, a noun, means “sourness (sour taste)”.
What is the genitive of acor?
The genitive singular is acōris. acor is masculine, third declension.
Where does acor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *akēō → Latin acor.