acervus
See also: Acervus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Related to acuō (“sharpen, whet”), acia (“thread, yarn”), aciēs (“edge”) and acus (“needle”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈker.u̯us/, [äˈkɛru̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃer.vus/, [äˈt͡ʃɛrvus]
Audio (classical): (file) Audio (ecclesiastical): (file)
Noun
acervus m (genitive acervī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | acervus | acervī |
Genitive | acervī | acervōrum |
Dative | acervō | acervīs |
Accusative | acervum | acervōs |
Ablative | acervō | acervīs |
Vocative | acerve | acervī |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “acervus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “acervus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- acervus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.