clavo

See also: clavó

Asturian

Verb

clavo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of clavar

Catalan

Verb

clavo

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of clavar

Latin

Etymology 1

From clāvus +‎ -ō.

Verb

clāvō (present infinitive clāvāre, perfect active clāvāvī, supine clāvātum); first conjugation

  1. I nail, furnish, fasten with nails.
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

clāvō

  1. dative singular of clāvus
  2. ablative singular of clāvus

References

  • clavo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clavo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklabo/, [ˈklaβo]

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish clavo, from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-. First attested in the 12th century. The word underwent a delayed phonetic evolution (as evidenced by the atypical conservation of the consonant cluster -cl-, which normally becomes -ll- in inherited Spanish), probably due to the pronunciation used by the upper classes, as with the case of claro (cf. other irregular cases such as flor, plato). Despite this, it is difficult to view the word as a learned or semi-learned borrowing[1]. Compare Portuguese cravo.

Noun

clavo m (plural clavos)

  1. nail, spike
  2. clove
  3. corn (callus)
  4. headache
  5. scab
  6. (Dominican Republic, slang) stash
Synonyms
  • (spike):
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

clavo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of clavar.

Further reading

References

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