curva

See also: curvá, curvă, and curvã

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian curva (curve).

Noun

Inter Milan fans in the curva at San Siro.

curva (plural curvas)

  1. The bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European stadia, where the most dedicated fans sit.
    • 1996, Vic Duke, Liz Crolley, Football, Nationality and the State, Taylor & Francis
      The mutual influences (or 'interference') between fans in the curva and political extremism has several dimensions.
    • 1997, Gary Armstrong, Richard Giulianotti, Entering the field: new perspectives on world football, Berg Publishers
      Legacies of political commitment have influenced the ultras associations in the curvas.
    • 2006, Peter Bourne, Passion in the Piazza, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 11:
      Even arriving two hours before the game was not enough to guarantee a seat in the curva.

Asturian

Adjective

curva

  1. feminine singular of curvu

Noun

curva f (plural curves)

  1. (geometry) curve
  2. curve (of a road)

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

curva f (plural curves)

  1. Alternative form of corba (curve)

Further reading

  • “curva” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Feminine of curvo (curved), from Latin curvus (bent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuɾβɐ]

Noun

curva f (plural curvas)

  1. curve (a gentle bend)
  2. curve (a curved line)
    Antonym: recta

Adjective

curva

  1. feminine singular of curvo

Verb

curva

  1. Third-person singular (el, ela, vostede?) present indicative of curvar
  2. Second-person singular (ti) affirmative imperative of curvar

References


Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkur.va/
  • Rhymes: -urva
  • Hyphenation: cùr‧va

Etymology 1

Nominalized feminine singular of curvo (curved, adjective).

Noun

curva f (plural curve)

  1. bend, curve, trajectory
  2. the bank of seats at the ends of a football/soccer pitch
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown

Alternative forms

Noun

curva f (plural curve) (obsolete)

  1. (veterinary medicine) Synonym of corba

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

curva f sg

  1. feminine singular of curvo

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

curva

  1. inflection of curvare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • curva1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • curva2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

curva

  1. inflection of curvus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

curvā

  1. ablative feminine singular of curvus

References


Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkuʁ.vɐ/ [ˈkuɦ.vɐ]

  • Hyphenation: cur‧va

Etymology 1

Feminine of curvo (curved), from Latin curvus (bent).

Noun

curva f (plural curvas)

  1. curve (a gentle bend)
    Synonym: curvatura
  2. curve (a curved line)
Antonyms

Adjective

curva

  1. feminine singular of curvo

Verb

curva

  1. inflection of curvar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkur.va/

Noun

curva f sg

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of curvă

Spanish

Etymology

From curvo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuɾba/ [ˈkuɾ.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -uɾba
  • Syllabification: cur‧va

Noun

curva f (plural curvas)

  1. curve

Derived terms

Adjective

curva

  1. feminine singular of curvo

Verb

curva

  1. inflection of curvar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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