curvus
From Proto-Italic *korwos, traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-wós, from *(s)ker- (“to bend, curve, turn”) + *-wós (whence Latin -vus), and compared with English shrink, as well as Latin carcer and cancer. De Vaan is skeptical of the existence of *(s)ker-, however, and adduces only Proto-Celtic *kurros (“pointed, hooked”) and Ancient Greek κῠρτός (kŭrtós, “bulging, curved”) as cognates.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʊr.wʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkur.vus]
Adjective
curvus (feminine curva, neuter curvum); first/second-declension adjective
- bent, crooked, curved
- aged (of a person)
- (figuratively) wrong
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | curvus | curva | curvum | curvī | curvae | curva | |
| genitive | curvī | curvae | curvī | curvōrum | curvārum | curvōrum | |
| dative | curvō | curvae | curvō | curvīs | |||
| accusative | curvum | curvam | curvum | curvōs | curvās | curva | |
| ablative | curvō | curvā | curvō | curvīs | |||
| vocative | curve | curva | curvum | curvī | curvae | curva | |