Definition
An area of land measured in acres; the total amount of land area expressed in acre units.
Etymology
Formed by adding the suffix '-age' (indicating amount or quantity) to 'acre,' which comes from Old English 'æcer' meaning 'field,' related to Latin 'ager.' The suffix construction follows the pattern of words like 'mileage' or 'footage.'
Kelly Says
One acre was originally defined as the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in one day, making it one of the most practical and human-scaled units of measurement in history. Today, with mechanized farming, a modern tractor can work hundreds of acres in the same time, showing how technology has transformed our relationship with land.
Translations
ARالعربية
مساحة
muh-SAH-hah
BNবাংলা
ক্ষেত্রফল
kshetra-phal
CACatalà
superfície
soo-peh-FEE-seh
CSČeština
rozloha
roh-zloh-hah
DEDeutsch
Fläche
FLAH-cheh
ELΕλληνικά
έκταση
EHK-stah-see
ESEspañol
superficie
soo-peh-FEE-seh
FAفارسی
مساحت
muh-SAH-hat
FISuomi
pinta-ala
PEEN-tah AH-lah
FRFrançais
superficie
soo-peh-FEE-seh
HIहिन्दी
क्षेत्रफल
kshetra-phal
HUMagyar
terület
teh-ROO-let
IDBahasa Indonesia
luas
LOO-ahs
IGIG
mpaghara
m-PAH-gah-rah
ITItaliano
superficie
soo-peh-FEE-seh
KKKK
жер аумағы
zher ah-oo-MAH-gee
KMKM
ផ្ទៃក្រឡា
phtei krala
MRMR
क्षेत्रफळ
kshetra-phal
MSBahasa Melayu
keluasan
keh-LOO-ah-sahn
MYမြန်မာ
ဧရိယာ
eh-ree-yah
NLNederlands
oppervlakte
oh-pehr-vlah-keh
PAPA
ਖੇਤਰਫਲ
kheh-trah-phal
PLPolski
powierzchnia
poh-wehr-zh-NEE-ah
PTPortuguês
área
AH-reh-ah
RORomână
suprafață
soo-prah-FAH-tsah
RUРусский
площадь
ploh-CHAD
SVSvenska
areal
ah-REH-al
SWKiswahili
eneo
eh-NEH-oh
TAதமிழ்
பரப்பளவு
pah-rah-ppah-lah-voo
TEతెలుగు
వైశాల్యం
vai-SHAH-lyam
UKУкраїнська
площа
ploh-SHAH
VITiếng Việt
diện tích
dee-en TEEK
YOYO
agbegbe
ahg-BEH-geh-beh
ZUZU
isifundazwe
ee-see-FOON-dah-zweh