ciervo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• cieruo (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin cervus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) (cf. Latin cornu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθjeɾbo/ [ˈθjeɾ.β̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsjeɾbo/ [ˈsjeɾ.β̞o]

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• Rhymes: -eɾbo
• Syllabification: cier‧vo
• Homophone: (Latin America) siervo

Noun

ciervo m (plural ciervos, feminine cierva, feminine plural ciervas)

1. deer, stag

   Synonym: venado

Derived terms

• cervatillo
• ciervo almizclero
• ciervo mulo
• ciervo rojo
• ciervo volante

 

Related terms

• cérvido
• cervuno (“deer-like”)
• serval

 

Further reading

• “ciervo”, 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