curva

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See also: curvá, curvă, and curvã

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian curva (curve).

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

curva

  1. feminine singular of curvu

Noun[edit]

curva f (plural curves)

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

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

curva f (plural curves)

  1. Alternative form of corba (curve)

Further reading[edit]

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

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

curva f (plural curvas)

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

Adjective[edit]

curva

  1. feminine singular of curvo

Verb[edit]

curva

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

References[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Nominalized feminine singular of curvo (curved, adjective).

Noun[edit]

curva f (plural curve)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Unknown

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

curva f (plural curve) (obsolete)

  1. (veterinary medicine) Synonym of corba

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective[edit]

curva f sg

  1. feminine singular of curvo

Etymology 4[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

curva

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

Further reading[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

curva

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

Adjective[edit]

curvā

  1. ablative feminine singular of curvus

References[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cur‧va

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

curva f (plural curvas)

  1. curve (a gentle bend)
    Synonym: curvatura
  2. curve (a curved line)
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

curva

  1. feminine singular of curvo

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

curva

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

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

curva f sg

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of curvă

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

From curvo.

Noun[edit]

curva f (plural curvas)

  1. curve
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

curva

  1. feminine singular of curvo

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

curva

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

Further reading[edit]