curva

See also: curvá, curvă, and curvã

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.

Asturian

Adjective

curva

1. feminine singular of curvu

Noun

curva f (plural curves)

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

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkur.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈkur.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [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.

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

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “curva”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “curva”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “curva”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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/soccer 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

Further reading

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

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)

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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.bɐ/ [ˈkuɾ.βɐ]

• 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
• curvas
• curvatura
• curvejar
• curvi-
• curvidade
• curvo

Etymology 2

Adjective

curva

1. feminine singular of curvo

Etymology 3

Verb

curva

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur.va/

Noun

curva f sg

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of curvă

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾba/ [ˈkuɾ.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -uɾba
• Syllabification: cur‧va

Etymology 1

From curvo.

Noun

curva f (plural curvas)

1. curve

Derived terms

• agárrate que vienen curvas
• curva de aprendizaje
• curva de Bézier
• curva de la felicidad
• curva de Laffer
• curva de nivel

Related terms

• curvar

Adjective

curva

1. feminine singular of curvo

Etymology 2

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10