acus – Latin noun declension

Noun: acus
Hyphenation:

Gender: Feminine, Neuter Declension: Fourth, Third

Nominative

Singular	acus
Plural	acūs; acera

Genitive

Singular	acūs; aceris
Plural	acuum; acerum

Dative

Singular	acuī; acerī
Plural	acibus; aceribus

Accusative

Singular	acum; acus
Plural	acūs; acera

Ablative

Singular	acū; acere
Plural	acibus; aceribus

Vocative

Singular	acus
Plural	acūs; acera

Sample Sentences

nam sēmina excussa in āreā jacēbunt, superque eā paulātim eōdem modō reliquī fasciculī excutientur, ac dūrissimae quidem acūs rejectae sēparataeque erunt ā cūdentibus, minūtae vērō, quae dē siliquīs cum fabā resēderint, aliter sēcernentur. ((please add an English translation of this quotation)) [4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 2.14]

Nouns inflected like acus

acus,

Etymology

The NIL suggests that the term was directly inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱus (“pointed”), from the root *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). However, De Vaan argues that the noun acus was a later formation from the same root. Though, De Vaan does suggest that this same Proto-Indo-European u-stem is the source of acūpedius and acuō (“to sharpen, whet”).

Verbs referencing "acus"

Italian Nouns acicula, Romanian Nouns ac, Italian Nouns ago, English Nouns acnode, French Nouns aiguille, Spanish Nouns aguja, Portuguese Nouns agulha, Italian Nouns guglia, Catalan Nouns agulla, Galician Nouns agulla, Russian Nouns ячмень, Italian Nouns aguglia, Bulgarian Nouns акупресура, Gothic Nouns 𐌰𐌷𐍃, Asturian Nouns aguya, Italian Nouns agucchia, Latin Nouns exacum, Ancient Greek Nouns ἀκοστή, Ancient Greek Nouns ἄχυρον, Ancient Greek Nouns ἀκεστής.