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alacer

alacer

Latin

Adjective

alacer m ‎(feminine alacris, neuter alacre); third declension

  1. Lively, brisk, quick, eager, active, excited.
  2. Glad, happy, cheerful.

Inflection

Third declension, masculine nominative singular in -er, neuter in -e.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative alacer alacris alacre alacrēs alacria
genitive alacris alacrium
dative alacrī alacribus
accusative alacrem alacre alacrēs alacria
ablative alacrī alacribus
vocative alacer alacris alacre alacrēs alacria

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old French: halaigre
  • Portuguese: alegre, álacre
  • Sardinian: allegru
  • Spanish: alacre, alegre

References

Etymology

Uncertain origin, but possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Germanic *aljaną ‎(“vigor, strength”), see English ellen.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.la.ker/, [ˈa.ɫa.kɛr]

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