LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

acerbē

acerbē (comparative acerbius, superlative acerbissimē)
Classical[aˈkɛr.beː]Ecclesiastical[aˈt͡ʃɛr.be]

Meaning

  1. stridently
  2. cruelly, harshly
  3. severely

ăcerbe, adv., v. acerbus
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
  3. Proto-Italic*akris
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  5. Proto-Italic*akriðos
  6. Latinacerbē

Latin -ē Latin acerbē From acerbus + -ē.

Quick answers

What does acerbē mean in Latin?
acerbē, a adverb, means “stridently; cruelly, harshly; severely”.
How do you pronounce acerbē?
In classical Latin, [aˈkɛr.beː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈt͡ʃɛr.be].
Where does acerbē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós → Proto-Italic *akris → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- → Proto-Italic *akriðos → Latin acerbē.