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

• caverò, ceravo, covare, coverà, creavo, recavo, revoca, vocare, vocerà, vorace

Latin

Etymology

From acervus (“heap”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈker.u̯oː/, [äˈkɛru̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃer.vo/, [äˈt͡ʃɛrvo]

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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		acervāre	acervāvisse	acervātūrum esse	acervārī	acervātum esse	acervātum īrī
participles		acervāns	—	acervātūrus	—	acervātus	acervandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		acervandī	acervandō	acervandum	acervandō	acervātum	acervātū

Derived terms

• acervātiō
• acervātus
• coacervō
• exacervans
• superacervō

 

Descendants

• English: acervate
• Portuguese: acervar
• Spanish: acervar

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

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈseʁ.vu/ [aˈseɦ.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈseʁ.vu/ [aˈseɦ.vu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aˈseɾ.vu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈseʁ.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈseɻ.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈseɾ.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈseɾ.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈseɾ.bu/ [ɐˈseɾ.βu]

• 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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsɛʁ.vu/ [aˈsɛɦ.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsɛʁ.vu/ [aˈsɛɦ.vu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aˈsɛɾ.vu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈsɛʁ.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsɛɻ.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsɛɾ.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsɛɾ.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsɛɾ.bu/ [ɐˈsɛɾ.βu]

• Hyphenation: a‧cer‧vo

Verb

acervo

1. first-person singular present indicative of acervar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθeɾbo/ [aˈθeɾ.β̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈseɾbo/ [aˈseɾ.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -eɾbo
• Syllabification: a‧cer‧vo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin acervus (“heap”).

Noun

acervo m (plural acervos)

1. heritage

   el acervo de la nación ― the national heritage

   el acervo cultural ― the cultural heritage

2. heap

Derived terms

• acervo genético

 

Etymology 2

Verb

acervo

1. first-person singular present indicative of acervar

Further reading

• “acervo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10