cérvol

Catalan

Alternative forms

cero (Balearic)
cervo (Elx)

Etymology

From cervo,[1] from Latin cervus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) The form cérvol is the result of a popular hyper-correction of the older form.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɾ.vol/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛr.bul/
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Noun

cérvol m (plural cérvols, feminine cérvola)

deer

Derived terms

cérvol mesquer
cérvol volant

Related terms

cervatell

References

“cérvol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Further reading

“cérvol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“cérvol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“cérvol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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