LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

acraeus

acraeus (feminine acraea, neuter acraeum)
Classical[aˈkrae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈkrɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivethat lives on high (at high latitude)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeacraeusacraeaacraeum
genitiveacraeīacraeaeacraeī
dativeacraeōacraeaeacraeō
accusativeacraeumacraeamacraeum
ablativeacraeōacraeāacraeō
vocativeacraeeacraeaacraeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeacraeīacraeaeacraea
genitiveacraeōrumacraeārumacraeōrum
dativeacraeīsacraeīsacraeīs
accusativeacraeōsacraeāsacraea
ablativeacraeīsacraeīsacraeīs
vocativeacraeīacraeaeacraea

Acraeus, a, um, adj., = ἀκραῖος,
I. dwelling on the heights; an epithet of Jupiter and of Juno, whose temples stood on heights, Liv 38, 2; 32, 23.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκραῖος (akraîos).

Quick answers

What does acraeus mean in Latin?
acraeus, a adjective, means “that lives on high (at high latitude)”.
How do you pronounce acraeus?
In classical Latin, [aˈkrae̯.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈkrɛː.us].