LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Acrae

Acrae f pl (genitive Acrārum)
Classical[ˈa.krae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.kre]

Meaning

  1. femininepluralA city of the interior of Sicily and colony of Syracusae, now Palazzolo Acreide

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Acrae
genitive—Acrārum
dative—Acrīs
accusative—Acrās
ablative—Acrīs
vocative—Acrae
locative—Acrīs

Acrae, ārum, f., = Ἄκραι.
I. A city of Sicily, on a lofty hill near Syracuse, now Palazzolo, Liv. 24, 36; Sil. 14, 206.—
II. A town in the Chersonesus Taurica (Crimea), Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 86.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἄκραι (Ákrai).

Descendants
  • ItalianAcre
  • ItalianAcreide
  • EnglishAcrae
  • SicilianAcri
  • SicilianAcrèiti

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAcraeAcrae (Ἄκραι, Thuc. et alii; Ἄκρα, Steph. B. sub voce Ἄκραιαι, Ptol.; Ἀκραιοὶ, Steph. B. sub voce Acrenses, Plin.; Palazzolo), a city of Sicily, situa…

Quick answers

What does Acrae mean in Latin?
Acrae, a proper noun, means “A city of the interior of Sicily and colony of Syracusae, now Palazzolo Acreide”.
What is the genitive of Acrae?
The genitive singular is Acrārum. Acrae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Acrae?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.krae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.kre].