cervio

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Gender change from cervia (female deer).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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cervio m (plural cervi)

  1. 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

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  • cervio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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