cervinus

Latin

Etymology

From cervus (“deer”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kerˈu̯iː.nus/, [kɛrˈu̯iːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃerˈvi.nus/, [t͡ʃerˈviːnus]

Adjective

cervīnus (feminine cervīna, neuter cervīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to a deer.
  2. tawny, deerskin brown

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cervīnus cervīna cervīnum cervīnī cervīnae cervīna
Genitive cervīnī cervīnae cervīnī cervīnōrum cervīnārum cervīnōrum
Dative cervīnō cervīnō cervīnīs
Accusative cervīnum cervīnam cervīnum cervīnōs cervīnās cervīna
Ablative cervīnō cervīnā cervīnō cervīnīs
Vocative cervīne cervīna cervīnum cervīnī cervīnae cervīna

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: cervine
  • Galician: cerviño
  • Italian: cervino
  • Portuguese: cervino
  • Spanish: cervino

References
  • “cervinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cervinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cervinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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