curvo

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See also: curvó and curvò

Asturian

Adjective

curvo

  1. neuter of curvu

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 13th century.From Latin curvus (bent), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn; to bend).

Pronunciation

Adjective

curvo (feminine curva, masculine plural curvos, feminine plural curvas)

  1. curved; bent
    Synonym: curvado
  2. humpbacked
    Synonyms: chepudo, corcovado, xiboso
  3. aquiline
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 270:
      Nástor [...] auj́a o nariz curuo
      Nestor's nose was aquiline

Noun

curvo m (plural curvos)

  1. flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus)
    Synonym: muxe

References

Etymology 2

Verb

curvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of curvar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkur.vo/
  • Rhymes: -urvo
  • Hyphenation: cùr‧vo

Etymology 1

From Latin curvus (bent), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn; to bend).

Adjective

curvo (feminine curva, masculine plural curvi, feminine plural curve)

  1. curved, bent, twisty
  2. bent, stooping (with rounded shoulders)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

curvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of curvare

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From curvus +‎ .

Verb

curvō (present infinitive curvāre, perfect active curvāvī, supine curvātum); first conjugation

  1. to crook, bend, bow, curve
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

curvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of curvus

References

  • curvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • curvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • curvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin curvus (bent), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn; to bend).

Adjective

curvo (feminine curva, masculine plural curvos, feminine plural curvas)

  1. curved; bent
    Synonyms: arqueado, curvado, torto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

curvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of curvar

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

curvo f

  1. vocative singular of curvă

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuɾbo/
  • Rhymes: -uɾbo
  • Syllabification: cur‧vo

Etymology 1

From Latin curvus (bent), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn; to bend).

Adjective

curvo (feminine curva, masculine plural curvos, feminine plural curvas)

  1. curved; bent
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

curvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of curvar

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