acumen in Latin

IPA: [aˈkuː.mɛn] [Classical-Latin], [aˈkuː.men] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: By surface analysis, acuō (“make sharp or pointed, sharpen”) + -men (noun-forming suffix), from acus (“a needle, a pin”). The linguist Douglas Q. Adams suggests that the form is comparable to Tocharian B akwam, which Adams argues could be a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-u-mn-. However, the Latin form—if inherited directly from Proto-Indo-European—would more likely derive from a term of the shape *h₂eḱu-h₂-m-n-. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}}, {{surf|la|acuō|-men|pos2=noun-forming suffix|t1=make sharp or pointed, sharpen}} By surface analysis, acuō (“make sharp or pointed, sharpen”) + -men (noun-forming suffix), {{cog|txb|akwam}} Tocharian B akwam, {{der|txb|ine-pro||*h₂eḱ-u-mn-|nocat=1}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-u-mn- Head templates: {{la-noun|acūmen<3>}} acūmen n (genitive acūminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|acūmen<3>}} Forms: acūmen [canonical, neuter], acūminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], acūmen [nominative, singular], acūmina [nominative, plural], acūminis [genitive, singular], acūminum [genitive, plural], acūminī [dative, singular], acūminibus [dative, plural], acūmen [accusative, singular], acūmina [accusative, plural], acūmine [ablative, singular], acūminibus [ablative, plural], acūmen [singular, vocative], acūmina [plural, vocative]

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"acumen" meaning in Latin

Noun