clavo

See also: clavó

Asturian

Verb

clavo

1. first-person singular present indicative of clavar

Catalan

Verb

clavo

1. first-person singular present indicative of clavar

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clāvus (“nail; stripe on a tunic; callus”), from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂wos, derived from the root *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, crook, peg”). Doublet of chiodo, chiavo, and chiovo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkla.vo/
• Rhymes: -avo
• Hyphenation: clà‧vo

Noun

clavo m (plural clavi)

1. (obsolete) nail (metal spike)

   Synonym: chiodo

2. (medicine) clavus (callous growth)

   Hypernym: callo

3. (historical, Ancient Rome) a purple stripe whose width distinguished equites from senators

   Hypernym: balza

Further reading

• clavo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• clavo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈklaː.u̯oː/, [ˈkɫ̪äːu̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.vo/, [ˈkläːvo]

Etymology 1

From clāvus +‎ -ō.

Verb

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

1. to nail, furnish, fasten with nails

Conjugation

Conjugation of clāvō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	clāvō	clāvās	clāvat	clāvāmus	clāvātis	clāvant
	imperfect	clāvābam	clāvābās	clāvābat	clāvābāmus	clāvābātis	clāvābant
	future	clāvābō	clāvābis	clāvābit	clāvābimus	clāvābitis	clāvābunt
	perfect	clāvāvī	clāvāvistī	clāvāvit	clāvāvimus	clāvāvistis	clāvāvērunt, clāvāvēre
	pluperfect	clāvāveram	clāvāverās	clāvāverat	clāvāverāmus	clāvāverātis	clāvāverant
	future perfect	clāvāverō	clāvāveris	clāvāverit	clāvāverimus	clāvāveritis	clāvāverint
passive	present	clāvor	clāvāris, clāvāre	clāvātur	clāvāmur	clāvāminī	clāvantur
	imperfect	clāvābar	clāvābāris, clāvābāre	clāvābātur	clāvābāmur	clāvābāminī	clāvābantur
	future	clāvābor	clāvāberis, clāvābere	clāvābitur	clāvābimur	clāvābiminī	clāvābuntur
	perfect	clāvātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	clāvātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	clāvātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	clāvem	clāvēs	clāvet	clāvēmus	clāvētis	clāvent
	imperfect	clāvārem	clāvārēs	clāvāret	clāvārēmus	clāvārētis	clāvārent
	perfect	clāvāverim	clāvāverīs	clāvāverit	clāvāverīmus	clāvāverītis	clāvāverint
	pluperfect	clāvāvissem	clāvāvissēs	clāvāvisset	clāvāvissēmus	clāvāvissētis	clāvāvissent
passive	present	clāver	clāvēris, clāvēre	clāvētur	clāvēmur	clāvēminī	clāventur
	imperfect	clāvārer	clāvārēris, clāvārēre	clāvārētur	clāvārēmur	clāvārēminī	clāvārentur
	perfect	clāvātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	clāvātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	clāvā	—	—	clāvāte	—
	future	—	clāvātō	clāvātō	—	clāvātōte	clāvantō
passive	present	—	clāvāre	—	—	clāvāminī	—
	future	—	clāvātor	clāvātor	—	—	clāvantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		clāvāre	clāvāvisse	clāvātūrum esse	clāvārī	clāvātum esse	clāvātum īrī
participles		clāvāns	—	clāvātūrus	—	clāvātus	clāvandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		clāvandī	clāvandō	clāvandum	clāvandō	clāvātum	clāvātū

Descendants

• Interlingua
  • Interlingua: clavar + Interlingua: clavetar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Occitan: clavar
  • Old French: cloer
    • French: clouer, French: claveter

• Ibero-Romance:
  • Spanish: clavar, clavetear
  • Portuguese: cravar
  • Catalan: clavar
  • Asturian: clavar
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: chiavare, chiodare, chiavettare, inchioppettare
  • Neapolitan: chiavà, nchiuà, nchiavettà, nchiuppettà
  • Vulgar Latin:
  • *inclāvō (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Noun

clāvō

1. dative/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/ [ˈkla.β̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -abo
• Syllabification: cla‧vo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish clavo, from Latin clāvus. The conservation of Latin /kl-/ is irregular (normally the result is /ʎ/, but cf. claro), which might imply a degree of Latin influence. Still, it is difficult to regard such a mundane term as learned or even semi-learned. First attested in the twelfth century. Compare Portuguese cravo.

Noun

clavo m (plural clavos)

1. nail, spike

   Synonyms: alcayata, escarpia, perno

2. clove

   Synonym: clavo de olor

3. corn (callus)
4. headache
5. scab
6. spike (of shoes, cleats)
7. (Dominican Republic, slang) stash

Derived terms

• agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo
• árbol del clavo
• arrimar el clavo
• clavete
• clavetear
• clavo de chilla
• clavo de olor
• clavo de rosca
• como un clavo
• dar en el clavo
• de clavo pasado
• madre de clavo
• pistola de clavos
• por los clavos de Cristo
• remachar el clavo
• sacaclavos
• sacarse el clavo
• un clavo saca otro clavo

 

Related terms

• clava
• clavar

 

Descendants

• → Jakaltek: lawuẍ
• → San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: chicaclavó
• → Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: clavo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

clavo

1. first-person singular present indicative of clavar

Further reading

• “clavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Anagrams

• vocal

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish clavo, from Latin clāvus.

Noun

clavo

1. nail

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎^[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22