acre

== English == === Alternative forms === acer, aker (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English acre, aker, from Old English æcer (“field where crops are grown”), from Proto-West Germanic *akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Doublet of agriculture. Cognate with Scots acre, aker, acker (“acre, field, arable land”), North Frisian ecir (“field, a measure of land”), West Frisian eker (“field”), Dutch akker (“field”), German Acker (“field, acre”), Norwegian åker (“field”) and Swedish åker (“field”), Icelandic akur (“field”), Latin ager (“land, field, acre, countryside”), Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós, “field”), Sanskrit अज्र (ájra, “field, plain”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: āʹkə, IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.kə/ (General American) enPR: āʹkər, IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.kɚ/ Rhymes: -eɪkə(r) Homophone: acher === Noun === acre (plural acres or (UK colloquial) acre) An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres. (Chester, historical) An area of 10,240 square yards or 4 quarters. Any of various similar units of area in other systems. (informal, usually in the plural) A wide expanse. (informal, usually in the plural) A large quantity. (obsolete) A field. (obsolete) The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yd (≈20 m) by 220 yd (≈200 m). (obsolete) A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands. ==== Synonyms ==== (approximate): day's math, demath (Egyptian): feddan (Dutch): morgen (French): arpent, arpen, pose (German): Morgen (India): cawney, cawny, bigha (Ireland): Irish acre, collop, plantation acre (Roman): juger, jugerum (Scottish): Scottish acre, Scots acre, Scotch acre, acair (Wales): Welsh acre, cover, cyfair, erw, stang ==== Hypernyms ==== (100 carucates, notionally) See hundred (the area able to be plowed by 8 oxen in a year) See carucate (the area able to be plowed by two oxen in a year) See virgate (the area able to be plowed by an ox in a year) See oxgang (the area able to be plowed by an ox in half a season) See nook (the area able to be plowed by an ox in 1⁄4 a season) See fardel (10 acres, prob. spurious) acreme ==== Hyponyms ==== (1⁄4 acre) See rood (1⁄160 acre) lug, perch, (now chiefly Scottish) fall ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Robert Holland, M.R.A.C., A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Chester, Part I--A to F., English Dialect Society, London, 1884, 3 === See also === Weights and measures Wikipedia article on the acre Hufe === References === === Anagrams === acer, race-, -care, Cera, Care, care, caer, Race, e-car, CERA, Crea, race == French == === Etymology === Probably from Old Norse akr reenforced by Old English æcer (“a field, land, that which is sown, sown land, cultivated land; a definite quantity of land, land which a yoke of oxen could plough in a day, an acre, a certain quantity of land, strip of plough-land; crop”). Unit of measurement used only in Normandy and often attested in Norman literature and in texts from this region. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akʁ/ === Noun === acre f (plural acres) (historical) acre === Further reading === “acre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === âcre, care, créa, race == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.kre/ Rhymes: -akre Hyphenation: à‧cre === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin ācrem. Doublet of agro. ==== Adjective ==== acre m or f by sense (plural acri, superlative acerrimo) sharp, sour Synonyms: acido, agro, aspro Antonyms: amabile, dolce (by extension): penetrating (of a smell) Synonym: pungente shrill (of a sound) Synonym: stridente harsh, malevolent Synonyms: acido, aspro Antonyms: amabile, dolce ===== Derived terms ===== acremente ===== Related terms ===== acredine ==== Further reading ==== acre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== acre f pl plural of acra === Anagrams === Arce, c'era, care, cera, crea, reca == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.krɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.kre] === Adjective === ācre neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of ācer === References === “acre”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “acre”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “acre”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== acre alternative form of acorn === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== acre alternative form of aker == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === acre f (plural acres) (Jersey) acre == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from English acre. Doublet of åker. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæɪ.kər/ Rhymes: -ər Hyphenation: a‧cre Homophone: eiker === Noun === acre m (definite singular acren, indefinite plural acre or acres, definite plural acrene) an acre (an English unit of land area (symbol: ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters) === References === “acre” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “acre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “acre” in Store norske leksikon === Anagrams === race == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from English acre. Doublet of åker. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæɪ.kər/ === Noun === acre m (plural acren) an acre (an English unit of land area (symbol: ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters) === References === “acre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Irish == === Noun === acre n alternative spelling of acrae === Mutation === == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Homophone: Acre Hyphenation: a‧cre === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin ācrem. Doublet of agre, agro, and ágrio. ==== Alternative forms ==== agre ==== Adjective ==== acre m or f (plural acres) sharp (unpleasantly acrid or tart in taste) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English acre. Doublet of agro. ==== Noun ==== acre m (plural acres) (measure) English or American acre, a unit of area about equal to 0.4 hectares ===== Coordinate terms ===== geira (traditional Portuguese equivalent) === Further reading === “acre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “acre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.kre/ === Adjective === acre feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of acru == Scots == === Alternative forms === acker, ackre, accre, aacre, awker, yicker === Etymology === From Middle English aker, from Old English æcer (“field; acre”), from Proto-West Germanic *akr. === Pronunciation === (Northern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈɑ(ː)kər/ (Central Scots) IPA(key): /ˈekər/ (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈjɪ̢kər/ === Noun === acre (plural acres) An acre (unit of measurement). As a lineal measure. piece of ground. ==== Usage notes ==== The plural is acre when following a numeral. ==== Descendants ==== →? Scottish Gaelic: acaire, acair === Verb === acre (present participle acrin') To let grain crops be harvested at a stated sum per acre. To be employed in harvesting grain crops at a stated sum per acre. === Derived terms === acrer acrin' acre-a-bung === References === “acre, n. v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. Eagle, Andy, editor (2026), “acre”, in The Online Scots Dictionary‎[2] == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈakɾe/ [ˈa.kɾe] Rhymes: -akɾe Syllabification: a‧cre === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin ācrem. ==== Adjective ==== acre m or f (masculine and feminine plural acres) bitter; acrid; pungent caustic Synonyms: cáustico, mordaz ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English acre. Doublet of agro. ==== Noun ==== acre m (plural acres) English or American acre === Further reading === “acre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === arce, caer, cera, crea