LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sēmiacerbus

sēmiacerbus (feminine sēmiacerba, neuter sēmiacerbum)
Classical[seː.mi.aˈkɛr.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[se.mi.aˈt͡ʃɛr.bus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehalf-sour, half-ripe

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesēmiacerbussēmiacerbasēmiacerbum
genitivesēmiacerbīsēmiacerbaesēmiacerbī
dativesēmiacerbōsēmiacerbaesēmiacerbō
accusativesēmiacerbumsēmiacerbamsēmiacerbum
ablativesēmiacerbōsēmiacerbāsēmiacerbō
vocativesēmiacerbesēmiacerbasēmiacerbum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesēmiacerbīsēmiacerbaesēmiacerba
genitivesēmiacerbōrumsēmiacerbārumsēmiacerbōrum
dativesēmiacerbīssēmiacerbīssēmiacerbīs
accusativesēmiacerbōssēmiacerbāssēmiacerba
ablativesēmiacerbīssēmiacerbīssēmiacerbīs
vocativesēmiacerbīsēmiacerbaesēmiacerba

sēmĭ-ăcerbus, a, um, adj.,
I. halfsour, half-ripe: uvae, Pall. Aug. 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmiacerbus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁-os Proto-Italic *-iðos Proto-Italic *akriðos Latin acerbus Latin sēmiacerbus From sēmi- + acerbus (“harsh, bitter, sour”).

Descendants
  • Italiansemiacerbo

Quick answers

What does sēmiacerbus mean in Latin?
sēmiacerbus, a adjective, means “half-sour, half-ripe”.
How do you pronounce sēmiacerbus?
In classical Latin, [seː.mi.aˈkɛr.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [se.mi.aˈt͡ʃɛr.bus].
Where does sēmiacerbus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sēmi → Latin sēmiacerbus.