LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

ervum

ervum n (genitive ervī)
Classical[ˈɛr.wũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛr.vum]

Meaning

  1. neuterbitter vetch (Vicia ervilia), and by extension other types of vetches (Vicia gen. et spp.)
    Mense Ianuario paleas cum ervi macerati sextariis sex vel paleas cum cicerculae fresae semodio vel frondis corbem pabulatorium modiorum viginti vel paleas quantum velint et faeni pondo viginti vel adfatim viridem frondem ex siliquis et lauru vel, quod his omnibus praestat, farraginem hordeaceam dabit siccam.4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica XI.II.99

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeervumerva
genitiveervīervōrum
dativeervōervīs
accusativeervumerva
ablativeervōervīs
vocativeervumerva

ervum (her-), i, n. Gr. ἐρέβινθος, ὄροβος; root, ar- for al-; cf. alo,
I. a kind of pulse, the bitter vetch, ervum ervilia, Linn.; Verg. E. 3, 100 Voss.; Col. 2, 10, 34; 11, 2, 10; Pall. Jan. 8; Ov. Med. fac. 55; Hor. S. 2, 6, 117.

Origins

Probably from a Mediterranean substrate borrowing, related to Ancient Greek ὄροβος (órobos), Proto-Germanic *arwīts.

Old Occitan
  • Catalaner
  • Catalanerb
  • Occitanèrs
  • Frenchersfrom Occitan èrs
Elsewhere
  • Italianlero
  • Spanishyervo
  • Spanishyero
  • Italianervofrom Translingual Ervum
  • Proto-West Germanic*erbā

Quick answers

What does ervum mean in Latin?
ervum, a noun, means “bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia), and by extension other types of vetches (Vicia gen. et spp.)”.
What is the genitive of ervum?
The genitive singular is ervī. ervum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ervum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛr.wũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛr.vum].