clavo

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See also: clavó

Asturian

Verb

clavo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of clavar

Catalan

Verb

clavo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of clavar

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clāvus (nail; stripe on a tunic; callus), from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂wos, derived from the root *(s)kleh₂w- (hook, crook, peg). Doublet of chiodo, chiavo, and chiovo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkla.vo/
  • Rhymes: -avo
  • Hyphenation: clà‧vo

Noun

clavo m (plural clavi)

  1. (obsolete) nail (metal spike)
    Synonym: chiodo
  2. (medicine) clavus (callous growth)
    Hypernym: callo
  3. (historical, Ancient Rome) a purple stripe whose width distinguished equites from senators
    Hypernym: balza

Further reading

  • clavo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • clavo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From clāvus +‎ .

Verb

clāvō (present infinitive clāvāre, perfect active clāvāvī, supine clāvātum); first conjugation

  1. to nail, furnish, fasten with nails
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Interlingua
    • Interlingua: clavar + Interlingua: clavetar
  • Gallo-Romance:

Etymology 2

Noun

clāvō

  1. dative/ablative singular of clāvus

References

  • clavo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clavo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklabo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -abo
  • Syllabification: cla‧vo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish clavo, from Latin clāvus. The conservation of Latin /kl-/ is irregular (normally the result is /ʎ/, but cf. claro), which might imply a degree of Latin influence. Still, it is difficult to regard such a mundane term as learned or even semi-learned.[1] First attested in the twelfth century. Compare Portuguese cravo.

Noun

clavo m (plural clavos)

  1. nail, spike
    Synonyms: alcayata, escarpia, perno
  2. clove
    Synonym: clavo de olor
  3. corn (callus)
  4. headache
  5. scab
  6. spike (of shoes, cleats)
  7. (Dominican Republic, slang) stash
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Jakaltek: lawuẍ
  • San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: chicaclavó
  • Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: clavo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

clavo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of clavar

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1984) “clavo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 98

Further reading

Anagrams

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish clavo, from Latin clāvus.

Noun

clavo

  1. nail

References

  • Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22