cérvix

See also: cervix

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʁ.viks/ [ˈsɛɦ.viks]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʁ.viks/ [ˈsɛɦ.viks]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɾ.viks/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʁ.viks/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɻ.viks/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɾ.viks/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɾ.viks/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɾ.biks/ [ˈsɛɾ.βiks]

Noun

cérvix f or m (plural cérvices)

1. Alternative form of cérvice

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cervīcem. Doublet of the inherited cerviz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɾbiɡs/ [ˈθeɾ.β̞iɣ̞s]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈseɾbiɡs/ [ˈseɾ.β̞iɣ̞s]
• Rhymes: -eɾbiɡs
• Syllabification: cér‧vix

Noun

cérvix m (plural cérvix)

1. cervix (lower portion of the uterus)

Related terms

• cervical

 

Further reading

• “cérvix”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10