cervio
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Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Gender change from cervia (“female deer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cervio m (plural cervi)
- Alternative form of cervo (“deer”)
- 1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook][1], page 3:
- Gli animali, altri si chiamano terrestri, come il cervio, il lupo, il lione, il cane, e la volpe; perche habitano la terra
- Of the animals, some are called "terrestrial" – such as the deer, the wolf, the lion, the dog, and the fox – because they live on the ground
Further reading[edit]
- cervio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana