caterva

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) a crowd, a band, a troop, a retinue
2. (declension-1, feminine) a group, flock, pack (of animals)

Concepts

troop

flock

troupe

crowd

covey

group

herd

mob

rabble

set

throng

are

square decametre

bevy

collection

concourse

Synonyms

turba

grex

Translations

Haufe

أبابيل

tropa

bandada

floca

Haufen

Schar

Truppe

ποίμνιο

ποίμνη

foule

caterva

truppa

ڕان

tropa

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kaˈtɛr.wa]

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *katerwā, of uncertain origin, though Clayton (2024) suggests Proto-Indo-European *ḱátwr̥ (“hostility”). Perhaps related to cassis (“net”) and catēna (“chain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to link or weave together; chain, net”). Also compare Albanian thes (“sack, bag”).