acerbus

Latin

Etymology

From ācer (“sharp”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈker.bus/, [aˈkɛr.bʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃer.bus/
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Adjective

acerbus (feminine acerba, neuter acerbum); first/second declension

  1. (of taste) harsh, bitter, unripe
  2. (of a person) rough, violent, severe, grievous
  3. oppressive

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative acerbus acerba acerbum acerbī acerbae acerba
Genitive acerbī acerbae acerbī acerbōrum acerbārum acerbōrum
Dative acerbō acerbae acerbō acerbīs acerbīs acerbīs
Accusative acerbum acerbam acerbum acerbōs acerbās acerba
Ablative acerbō acerbā acerbō acerbīs acerbīs acerbīs
Vocative acerbe acerba acerbum acerbī acerbae acerba

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • acerbus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acerbus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • acerbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to cause any one very acute pain: acerbum dolorem alicui inurere
    • (ambiguous) he has had many painful experiences: multa acerba expertus est
    • (ambiguous) to demand payment: pecuniam exigere (acerbe)
    • (ambiguous) to exact the taxes (with severity): vectigalia exigere (acerbe)
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