ancrae

Latin

Alternative forms

angrae

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“to bend; bow; curve”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *angijō (“ing”), Ancient Greek ἄγκος (ánkos, “a bend; hollow; mountain glen; dell; valley”), Sanskrit अङ्कस् (aṅkas, “a bend or curve”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.krae̯/, [ˈäŋkräe̯]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.kre/, [ˈäŋkre]

Noun

ancrae f pl (genitive ancrārum); first declension (plural only)

A gorge, a ravine

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	ancrae
Genitive	ancrārum
Dative	ancrīs
Accusative	ancrās
Ablative	ancrīs
Vocative	ancrae

References

ancrae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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