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[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