cerf

Etymology

From Old French cerf, from Latin cervus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ/ (predominant)
• IPA^(key): /sɛʁf/ (alternatively)

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• Homophones: serf, sers, sert

Noun

cerf m (plural cerfs)

1. A stag, a hart.

Further reading

• “cerf” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Latin cervus.

Noun

cerf

1. deer

Etymology

From Latin cervus.

Noun

cerf m (oblique plural cers, nominative singular cers, nominative plural cerf)

1. deer (animal)