Acre

See also: acre and âcre

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French and Latin Acre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: āʹkər, ä′kər, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.kɚ/, /ˈɑː.kɚ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪkɚ

Proper noun

Acre

2. A port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith.

Synonyms

• (historical names): See Antioch

Translations

city

• Arabic: عَكَّا (ʕakkā)
• Armenian: Աքքա (Akʻkʻa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿科 (Ākē)

• Dutch: Akko n
• French: Acre (fr) m
• German: Akkon n
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἄκο (Áko), Ἄκη (Ákē), Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs)

• Hawaiian: ʻAko
• Hebrew: עַכּוֹ (he) ('áko)
• Italian: Acri (it) f
• Latin: Acre (la), Ptolemāis
• Maori: Aka
• Ottoman Turkish: عكا (Akkâ⁩)
• Persian: عکا ('Akkâ), عکه (fa) ('Akke)
• Phoenician: 𐤏𐤊 f (ʿk)
• Polish: Akka (pl) f
• Portuguese: Acre (pt) f
• Russian: А́кко (Ákko), А́кка (ru) (Ákka), А́кра (Ákra)
• Spanish: Acre (es) m
• Turkish: Akka (tr)

Etymology 2

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: äʹkrē,ä′krā, IPA^(key): /ˈɑːkɹi/, /ˈɑːkɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːkɹɚ

Proper noun

Acre

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco

Translations

state in north-western Brazil

• Arabic: أَكْرِي (ʔakrī)
• Armenian: Ակրի (hy) (Akri)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿克里州 (Ākèlǐ Zhōu)

• French: Acre (fr)
• Georgian: აკრი (aḳri)
• Greek: Άκρε (Ákre)
• Japanese: アクレ (Akure)
• Portuguese: Acre (pt) m
• Russian: А́кри (Ákri)
• Spanish: Acre (es)

Etymology 3

Probably a variant of Acker or Acree/Ackary, though also possibly Americanization of Norwegian Aakre or Low German Egger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪkɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪkɚ

Proper noun

Acre

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• acer, race-, -care, Cera, Care, care, caer, Race, e-car, CERA, Crea, race

French

Etymology 1

From Latin Akre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akʁ/

Proper noun

Acre m

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

Etymology 2

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

Proper noun

Acre m

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakɾe/ [ˈɑ.kɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -akɾe
• Hyphenation: A‧cre
• Homophone: acre

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Proper noun

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese Acre.

Proper noun

Acre m

1. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Rio Branco)

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Acri

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Proper noun

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)
   • 13th century, Martin Soarez, Pero non fui a Ultramar‎^[1]:

     Pero non fuy a ultra mar
     muyto sey cu a terra bem
     per soeyreanēs qȝ ē uem
     segūdo lheu oy cōtar
     diz q̄ marcelha iaz alem
     domar e Acre iaz aquem
     e pom ror tes loguy arar

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 13th century, Pero Gomes Barroso, Pero d'Ambroa, se Deus mi perdom‎^[2]:

     Se deus mi ualha uedes p^e q̄ nõ
     Uos trobei dacri nẽ desſe logr̃
     P^e q̄ nõ uirõ quãtos aqui son
     Que nũca uos pasſaſtes alen mar
     E da tr͡ra hu nõ fostes nõ sey
     Como uos trobey mays saberuos ey
     As manhas q̄ uos auedes contar

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Galician: Acre
• Portuguese: Acre

Further reading

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “Acre”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɾɨ/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -akɾi, (Portugal) -akɾɨ
• Hyphenation: A‧cre
• Homophone: acre

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Proper noun

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Acre.

Etymology 2

The state was named after the hydronym, of unknown origin.

Proper noun

Acre m

1. Acre (a river in northern South America)
2. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Rio Branco)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) AC

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Acre.

Derived terms

• acreano
• acriano

See also

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}