Adjective: acerbus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | acerbus |
| Singular fem. | acerba |
| Singular neut. | acerbum |
| Plural masc. | acerbī |
| Plural fem. | acerbae |
| Plural neut. | acerba |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | acerbī |
| Singular fem. | acerbae |
| Singular neut. | acerbī |
| Plural masc. | acerbōrum |
| Plural fem. | acerbārum |
| Plural neut. | acerbōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | acerbō |
| Singular fem. | acerbae |
| Singular neut. | acerbō |
| Plural masc. | acerbīs |
| Plural fem. | acerbīs |
| Plural neut. | acerbīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | acerbum |
| Singular fem. | acerbam |
| Singular neut. | acerbum |
| Plural masc. | acerbōs |
| Plural fem. | acerbās |
| Plural neut. | acerba |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | acerbō |
| Singular fem. | acerbā |
| Singular neut. | acerbō |
| Plural masc. | acerbīs |
| Plural fem. | acerbīs |
| Plural neut. | acerbīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | acerbe |
| Singular fem. | acerba |
| Singular neut. | acerbum |
| Plural masc. | acerbī |
| Plural fem. | acerbae |
| Plural neut. | acerba |
Comparison
| Comparative | acerbior |
| Superlative | acerbissimus |
Sample Sentences
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frīgus acerbum (the bitter cold)
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acerbum incendium (a sad conflagration) [c.''' 30 BCE, Cicero, Dē Lēgibus 2.24.61]
Adjectives inflected like acerbus
scītus,
inadustus,
saevus,
commodus,
vāstus,
frāctus,
perfectus,
pecūniōsus,
scelestus,
īnfestus,
īnfirmus,
splendidus,
perītus,
iugōsus,
glōriōsus,
vulgātus,
lascīvus,
sevērus,
irritus,
facinorōsus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *akriðos, itself from earlier *akris + *-iðos (whence Latin -idus). More specifically, the term followed a development from *akriðos > *akṛðos > *akerðos > *akerβos > acerbus.
Verbs referencing "acerbus"
English Adjectives
sharp, English Adjectives
acerb, Romanian Adjectives
acerb, English Adjectives
acerbic.
Translations