acinaces

== English == === Etymology === From Latin acīnacēs, from Ancient Greek ἀκινάκης (akinákēs, “the short sabre of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; a scimitar”). === Noun === acinaces (plural acinaces) (historical) A short sword or saber. ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀκῑνάκης (akīnákēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkiː.na.keːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈt͡ʃiː.na.t͡ʃes] === Noun === acīnacēs m (genitive acīnacis); third declension a sword or dagger used by the Persians, typically 40-60 cm in length. (Medieval, Renaissance, and Scientific latin) A scimitar or shamshir. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem). === References === “acinaces”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “acinaces”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Noun === acinaces plural of acinace