Adjective: alacer
Hyphenation:
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular masc. | alacer; alacris |
| Singular fem. | alacris |
| Singular neut. | alacre |
| Plural masc. | alacrēs |
| Plural fem. | alacrēs |
| Plural neut. | alacria |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | alacris |
| Singular fem. | alacris |
| Singular neut. | alacris |
| Plural masc. | alacrium |
| Plural fem. | alacrium |
| Plural neut. | alacrium |
Dative
| Singular masc. | alacrī |
| Singular fem. | alacrī |
| Singular neut. | alacrī |
| Plural masc. | alacribus |
| Plural fem. | alacribus |
| Plural neut. | alacribus |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | alacrem |
| Singular fem. | alacrem |
| Singular neut. | alacre |
| Plural masc. | alacrīs; alacrēs |
| Plural fem. | alacrīs; alacrēs |
| Plural neut. | alacria |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | alacrī |
| Singular fem. | alacrī |
| Singular neut. | alacrī |
| Plural masc. | alacribus |
| Plural fem. | alacribus |
| Plural neut. | alacribus |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | alacer; alacris |
| Singular fem. | alacris |
| Singular neut. | alacre |
| Plural masc. | alacrēs |
| Plural fem. | alacrēs |
| Plural neut. | alacria |
Comparison
| Comparative | alacrior |
| Superlative | alacerrimus; alacrissimus |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like alacer
alacer,
Etymology
Somewhat uncertain. The masculine nominative singular form is derived by syncope from alacris which probably developed by dissimilation from pre-Latin *alaklis, with the ending ultimately going back to *-tlis, from *-tl-, a variant of the zero-grade of the agent suffix *-tḗr. Compare volucer and volucris. However, De Vaan regards the origin of the *-kris ending as uncertain. The *ala- portion is seemingly from a root of the form *h₂elH-. De Vaan and Schrijver consider ambulō (“to traverse, walk”) a potential but not certain cognate, and reconstruct the common root (if the relationship is valid) as Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- (“to wander, roam”), cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλάομαι (aláomai, “roam”). The same root may alternatively be reconstructed as Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-. Another possible cognate is Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (“to drive”). Another theory connects the word to Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“vigor, strength”), whence English ellen.
Verbs referencing "alacer"
Italian Adjectives
allegro, Italian Adjectives
alacre, Catalan Adjectives
alegre, Galician Adjectives
alegre, Portuguese Adjectives
alegre, Spanish Adjectives
alegre, English Adjectives
alacrious, Asturian Adjectives
allegre, French Adjectives
allègre.
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