curvus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *korwos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to bend, curve, turn) + *-wós (whence Latin -vus). Cognate with English shrink, and Latin carcer and cancer.

Pronunciation

Adjective

curvus (feminine curva, neuter curvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. bent, crooked, curved
  2. aged (of a person)
  3. (figuratively) wrong

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative curvus curva curvum curvī curvae curva
Genitive curvī curvae curvī curvōrum curvārum curvōrum
Dative curvō curvō curvīs
Accusative curvum curvam curvum curvōs curvās curva
Ablative curvō curvā curvō curvīs
Vocative curve curva curvum curvī curvae curva

Descendants

  • Catalan: corb
  • Italian: curvo
  • Old French: corbe
  • Portuguese: curvo
  • Spanish: corvo

References

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