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): /aˈker.u̯us/, [äˈkɛru̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃer.vus/, [äˈt͡ʃɛrvus]

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.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	acervus	acervī
Genitive	acervī	acervōrum
Dative	acervō	acervīs
Accusative	acervum	acervōs
Ablative	acervō	acervīs
Vocative	acerve	acervī

Derived terms

• acervālis
• acervātim
• acervō

 

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.