acervo

acervo

Italian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin acervus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃɛr.vo/
    • Rhymes: -ɛrvo
    • Hyphenation: a‧cèr‧vo

    Noun

    acervo m (plural acervi)

    1. (literary) heap, mass
      Synonyms: (literary) coacervo, mucchio

    Further reading

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

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin acervus
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
    Proto-Italic *-āō
    Latin -ō
    Latin acervō

      From acervus (“heap”) + -ō.

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      acervō (present infinitive acervāre, perfect active acervāvī, supine acervātum); first conjugation

      1. to form a heap, heap or pile up, amass
        Synonym: struō
      2. (figuratively) to accumulate, multiply

      Conjugation

         Conjugation of acervō (first conjugation)
      indicative singular plural
      first second third first second third
      active present acervō acervās acervat acervāmus acervātis acervant
      imperfect acervābam acervābās acervābat acervābāmus acervābātis acervābant
      future acervābō acervābis acervābit acervābimus acervābitis acervābunt
      perfect acervāvī acervāvistī acervāvit acervāvimus acervāvistis acervāvērunt,
      acervāvēre
      pluperfect acervāveram acervāverās acervāverat acervāverāmus acervāverātis acervāverant
      future perfect acervāverō acervāveris acervāverit acervāverimus acervāveritis acervāverint
      passive present acervor acervāris,
      acervāre       		acervātur acervāmur acervāminī acervantur
      imperfect acervābar acervābāris,
      acervābāre       		acervābātur acervābāmur acervābāminī acervābantur
      future acervābor acervāberis,
      acervābere       		acervābitur acervābimur acervābiminī acervābuntur
      perfect acervātus + present active indicative of sum
      pluperfect acervātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
      future perfect acervātus + future active indicative of sum
      subjunctive singular plural
      first second third first second third
      active present acervem acervēs acervet acervēmus acervētis acervent
      imperfect acervārem acervārēs acervāret acervārēmus acervārētis acervārent
      perfect acervāverim acervāverīs acervāverit acervāverīmus acervāverītis acervāverint
      pluperfect acervāvissem acervāvissēs acervāvisset acervāvissēmus acervāvissētis acervāvissent
      passive present acerver acervēris,
      acervēre       		acervētur acervēmur acervēminī acerventur
      imperfect acervārer acervārēris,
      acervārēre       		acervārētur acervārēmur acervārēminī acervārentur
      perfect acervātus + present active subjunctive of sum
      pluperfect acervātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
      imperative singular plural
      first second third first second third
      active present — acervā — — acervāte —
      future — acervātō acervātō — acervātōte acervantō
      passive present — acervāre — — acervāminī —
      future — acervātor acervātor — — acervantor
      non-finite forms infinitive participle
      active passive active passive
      present acervāre acervārī acervāns —
      future acervātūrum esse acervātum īrī acervātūrus acervandus
      perfect acervāvisse acervātum esse — acervātus
      future perfect — acervātum fore — —
      perfect potential acervātūrum fuisse — — —
      verbal nouns gerund supine
      genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
      acervandī acervandō acervandum acervandō acervātum acervātū

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • → Italian: acervare
      • → Portuguese: acervar
      • → Spanish: acervar
      • ⇒ English: acervate

      Noun

      acervō

      1. dative/ablative singular of acervus

      Further reading

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

      Portuguese

      Etymology 1

      Borrowed from Latin acervus (“heap”). Compare Italian coacervo (“jumble”).

      Pronunciation

       
       

      • Hyphenation: a‧cer‧vo

      Noun

      acervo m (plural acervos)

      1. heritage
      2. heap
      3. collection
        Synonym: montão

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Pronunciation

       
       

      • Hyphenation: a‧cer‧vo

      Verb

      acervo

      1. first-person singular present indicative of acervar

      Further reading

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      Borrowed from Latin acervus (“heap”).

      Noun

      acervo m (plural acervos)

      1. heritage
        Synonym: patrimonio
        el acervo de la nación ― the national heritage
        el acervo cultural ― the cultural heritage
      2. (often figuratively) heap, pile
        Synonyms: cúmulo, montón
        un acervo de preguntas ― a bunch of questions
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      Verb

      acervo

      1. first-person singular present indicative of acervar

      Further reading

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