# curva
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian curva (“curve”).

### Noun

curva (plural curvas)
* 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
* feminine singular of curvu

### Noun

curva f (plural curves)
* (geometry) curve
* curve (of a road)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈkur.bə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈkur.və]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈkuɾ.va]

### Noun

curva f (plural curves)
* 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: [ˈkuɾβɐ]

### Noun

curva f (plural curvas)
* curve (a gentle bend)
* curve (a curved line)
    Antonym: recta

### Adjective

curva
* feminine singular of curvo

### Verb

curva
* inflection of curvar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “curva”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “curva”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “curva”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkur.va/
* Rhymes: -urva
* Hyphenation: cùr‧va

### Etymology 1

Nominalized feminine singular of curvo (“curved”, adjective).

#### Noun

curva f (plural curve)
* bend, curve, trajectory
* the bank of seats at the ends of a football/soccer pitch

##### Derived terms

* curvimetro

### Etymology 2

Unknown

#### Alternative forms

* curba

#### Noun

curva f (plural curve) (obsolete)
* (veterinary medicine) Synonym of corba

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

curva f sg
* feminine singular of curvo

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

curva
* inflection of curvare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* curva$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* curva$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Latin
### Adjective

curva
* inflection of curvus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Adjective

curvā
* ablative feminine singular of curvus

### References

* "curva", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkuʁ.vɐ/ [ˈkuɦ.vɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkuʁ.vɐ/ [ˈkuɦ.vɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈkuɾ.vɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈkuʁ.vɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈkuɻ.va/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkuɾ.vɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkuɾ.vɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈkuɾ.bɐ/ [ˈkuɾ.βɐ]
* Hyphenation: cur‧va

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

curva f (plural curvas)
* curve (a gentle bend)
    Synonym: curvatura
* curve (a curved line)

##### Antonyms

* reta

##### Related terms

* curvadamente
* curvado
* curval
* curvamento
* curvar
* curvas
* curvatura
* curvejar
* curvi-
* curvidade
* curvo

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

curva
* feminine singular of curvo

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

curva
* inflection of curvar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkur.va/

### Noun

curva f sg
* definite nominative/accusative singular of curvă

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuɾba/ [ˈkuɾ.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -uɾba
* Syllabification: cur‧va

### Etymology 1

From curvo.

#### Noun

curva f (plural curvas)
* curve

##### Derived terms

* agárrate que vienen curvas
* curva de aprendizaje
* curva de Bézier
* curva de la felicidad
* curva de Laffer
* curva de nivel

##### Related terms

* curvar

#### Adjective

curva
* feminine singular of curvo

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

curva
* inflection of curvar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “curvo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10