acervus

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Related to acuō (“sharpen, whet”), acia (“thread, yarn”), aciēs (“edge”) and acus (“needle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

acervus m (genitive acervī); second declension

  1. mass, heap, pile, stack, cluster
    Synonyms: cumulus, mōlēs, massa, multitūdō, grex
  2. 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

  • 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.
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