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) IPA(key): /aˈker.wus/, [aˈkɛr.wʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃer.vus/
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Noun

acervus m (genitive acervī); second declension

  1. mass, heap, pile, stack
  2. treasure
  3. cluster

Inflection

Second declension.

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
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