curva

See also: curvá and curvă

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian curva (“curve”).

Noun

Inter Milan fans in the curva at San Siro.

curva (plural curvas)

1. The bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European stadia, where the most dedicated fans sit.
   • 1996, Vic Duke, Liz Crolley, Football, Nationality and the State, Taylor & Francis

     The mutual influences (or 'interference') between fans in the curva and political extremism has several dimensions.

   • 1997, Gary Armstrong, Richard Giulianotti, Entering the field: new perspectives on world football, Berg Publishers

     Legacies of political commitment have influenced the ultras associations in the curvas.

   • 2006, Peter Bourne, Passion in the Piazza, Lulu.com →ISBN, page 11

     Even arriving two hours before the game was not enough to guarantee a seat in the curva.

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Asturian

Adjective

curva

1. feminine singular of curvu

Noun

curva f (plural curves)

1. (geometry) curve
2. curve (of a road)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.və/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkur.bə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.va/

Noun

curva f (plural curves)

1. Alternative form of corba (“curve”)

Further reading

• “curva” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

Feminine of curvo (“curved”), from Latin curvus (“bent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuɾβɐ]

Noun

curva f (plural curvas)

1. curve (a gentle bend)
2. curve (a curved line)

   Antonym: recta

Adjective

curva

1. feminine singular of curvo

Verb

curva

1. Third-person singular (el, ela, vostede^?) present indicative of curvar
2. Second-person singular (ti) affirmative imperative of curvar

References

• “curva” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “curva” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “curva” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur.va/
• Rhymes: -urva
• Hyphenation: cùr‧va

Etymology 1

Nominalized feminine singular of curvo (“curved”, adjective).

Noun

curva f (plural curve)

1. bend, curve, trajectory
2. the bank of seats at the ends of a football pitch

Derived terms

• curvimetro

Etymology 2

Unknown

Alternative forms

• curba

Noun

curva f (plural curve) (obsolete)

1. (veterinary medicine) Synonym of corba

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

curva f sg

1. feminine singular of curvo

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

curva

1. inflection of curvare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• curva¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• curva² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Adjective

curva

1. inflection of curvus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

curvā

1. ablative feminine singular of curvus

References

• curva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkuʁ.vɐ/ [ˈkuɦ.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkuʁ.vɐ/ [ˈkuɦ.vɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.vɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkuʁ.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɻ.va/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.vɐ/

• Hyphenation: cur‧va

Etymology 1

Feminine of curvo (“curved”), from Latin curvus (“bent”).

Noun

curva f (plural curvas)

1. curve (a gentle bend)

   Synonym: curvatura

2. curve (a curved line)

Antonyms

• reta

Related terms

• curvadamente
• curvado
• curval
• curvamento
• curvar
• curvar
• curvas
• curvatura
• curvejar
• curvi-
• curvidade
• curvo

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

curva

1. feminine singular of curvo

Etymology 3

Verb

curva

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of curvar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of curvar

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur.va/

Noun

curva f sg

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of curvă

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Spanish

Etymology

From curvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾba/, [ˈkuɾ.β̞a]

Noun

curva f (plural curvas)

1. curve

Derived terms

• curva de la felicidad

Related terms

• curvar

Adjective

curva

1. feminine singular of curvo

Verb

curva

1. inflection of curvar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “curvo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014