cervoise

French

Etymology

From Middle French cervoise and Old French cervoise, from Latin cervēsia, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kurmi (beer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛʁ.vwaz/
  • Rhymes: -az

Noun

cervoise f (usually uncountable, plural cervoises)

  1. (historical) ale, a beer made during antiquity and the Middle Ages with barley or wheat, but without hops
    Hypernym: bière f

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French cervoise, from Latin cervēsia, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kurmi (beer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛrˈvwɛ.zə/

Noun

cervoise f (usually uncountable, plural cervoises)

  1. beer
    Synonym: biere f

Descendants

  • French: cervoise

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cervēsia, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kurmi (beer).

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /t͡sɛɾˈvei̯zə/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /t͡sɛɾˈvoi̯zə/
  • (late) IPA(key): /t͡sɛɾˈvo̯ɛzə/

Noun

cervoise f (oblique plural cervoises, nominative singular cervoise, nominative plural cervoises)

  1. beer
    Synonym: biere f

Descendants

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