cervio

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Gender change from cervia (“female deer”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛr.vjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvjo
  • Hyphenation: cèr‧vio

Noun

cervio m (plural cervi)

  1. Alternative form of cervo (“deer”)
    • 1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook]‎, 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
  • cervio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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