curvo

See also: curvó and curvò

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin curvus (“bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengh- (“to turn; to bend”).

Adjective

curvo (feminine singular curva, masculine plural curvi, feminine plural curve)

1. curved, bent, twisty
2. bent, stooping (with rounded shoulders)

Related terms

• curva
• curvamente
• curvare
• curvezza
• curvità

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

curvo

1. first-person singular present of curvare

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkur.woː/, [ˈkʊr.woː]

Etymology 1

From curvus +‎ -ō.

Verb

curvō (present infinitive curvāre, perfect active curvāvī, supine curvātum); first conjugation

1. I crook, bend, bow, curve

Conjugation

Conjugation of curvō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	curvō	curvās	curvat	curvāmus	curvātis	curvant
	imperfect	curvābam	curvābās	curvābat	curvābāmus	curvābātis	curvābant
	future	curvābō	curvābis	curvābit	curvābimus	curvābitis	curvābunt
	perfect	curvāvī	curvāvistī	curvāvit	curvāvimus	curvāvistis	curvāvērunt, curvāvēre
	pluperfect	curvāveram	curvāverās	curvāverat	curvāverāmus	curvāverātis	curvāverant
	future perfect	curvāverō	curvāveris	curvāverit	curvāverimus	curvāveritis	curvāverint
passive	present	curvor	curvāris, curvāre	curvātur	curvāmur	curvāminī	curvantur
	imperfect	curvābar	curvābāris, curvābāre	curvābātur	curvābāmur	curvābāminī	curvābantur
	future	curvābor	curvāberis, curvābere	curvābitur	curvābimur	curvābiminī	curvābuntur
	perfect	curvātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	curvātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	curvātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	curvem	curvēs	curvet	curvēmus	curvētis	curvent
	imperfect	curvārem	curvārēs	curvāret	curvārēmus	curvārētis	curvārent
	perfect	curvāverim	curvāverīs	curvāverit	curvāverīmus	curvāverītis	curvāverint
	pluperfect	curvāvissem	curvāvissēs	curvāvisset	curvāvissēmus	curvāvissētis	curvāvissent
passive	present	curver	curvēris, curvēre	curvētur	curvēmur	curvēminī	curventur
	imperfect	curvārer	curvārēris, curvārēre	curvārētur	curvārēmur	curvārēminī	curvārentur
	perfect	curvātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	curvātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	curvā	—	—	curvāte	—
	future	—	curvātō	curvātō	—	curvātōte	curvantō
passive	present	—	curvāre	—	—	curvāminī	—
	future	—	curvātor	curvātor	—	—	curvantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		curvāre	curvāvisse	curvātūrum esse	curvārī	curvātum esse	curvātum īrī
participles		curvāns	—	curvātūrus	—	curvātus	curvandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		curvandī	curvandō	curvandum	curvandō	curvātum	curvātū

Derived terms

• incurvō

Descendants

• English: curve
• Italian: curvare
• Portuguese: curvar
• Spanish: corvar, curvar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

curvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of curvus

References

• curvo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• curvo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• curvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.vu/, /ˈkuɹ.vu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾ.vo/, /ˈkuɻ.vo/

Etymology 1

From Latin curvus (“bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengh- (“to turn; to bend”).

Adjective

curvo m (feminine singular curva, masculine plural curvos, feminine plural curvas, comparable)

1. curved; bent

   Synonyms: arqueado, curvado, torto

Related terms

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

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

curvo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of curvar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurbo/, [ˈkurβo]

Etymology 1

From Latin curvus (“bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengh- (“to turn; to bend”).

Adjective

curvo (feminine singular curva, masculine plural curvos, feminine plural curvas)

1. curved; bent

Related terms

• curva f
• curvar (verb)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

curvo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of curvar.