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 Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈkɛr.wʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈt͡ʃɛr.vus]

Noun

acervus m (genitive acervī); second declension

mass, heap, pile, stack, cluster
Synonyms: cumulus, mōlēs, massa, multitūdō, grex
treasure

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	acervus	acervī
genitive	acervī	acervōrum
dative	acervō	acervīs
accusative	acervum	acervōs
ablative	acervō	acervīs
vocative	acerve	acervī

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Italian: acervo
→ Portuguese: acervo
→ Spanish: acervo

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.