acervus

== Latin == === Etymology === Uncertain. Rix proposes that the term reflects earlier *akes-wo- (“heap of chaff”), itself derived from the same neuter s-stem continued by acus (“husk of grain, chaff”). However, De Vaan notes that the proposed semantic shift of "heap of chaff" to "heap" is highly speculative. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkɛr.wʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈt͡ʃɛr.vus] === Noun === acervus m (genitive acervī); second declension mass, heap, pile, stack, cluster Synonyms: cumulus, mōlēs, massa, multitūdō, grex treasure (phonetics) consonant cluster (pronounceable group of consonants that occur together) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: acervo → 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.