cervical

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin cervicalis, formed from the root of Latin cervix (“the neck, nape of the neck”) and -alis (see -al).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɝːvɨkl̩/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /səˈvaɪ.kl̩/, /ˈsɜ.vɨkl̩/

Adjective

cervical (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) of the neck
  2. (anatomy) of the cervix

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Translations

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Noun

cervical (plural cervicals)

  1. A cervical vertebra

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin cervicalis, formed from the root of Latin cervix (“the neck, nape of the neck”) and -alis (see -al).

Adjective

cervical (feminine singular cervicale, masculine plural cervicaux, feminine plural cervicales)

  1. cervical

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin cervicalis, formed from the root of Latin cervix (“the neck, nape of the neck”) and -alis (see -al).

Adjective

cervical m, f (plural cervicais)

  1. (anatomy) cervical

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

From cervix.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kerˈwiː.kal/, [kɛrˈwiː.kaɫ]

Noun

cervīcal n (genitive cervīcalis); third declension

  1. pillow, cushion, bolster

Inflection

Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cervīcal cervīcalia
genitive cervīcalis cervīcalium
dative cervīcalī cervīcalibus
accusative cervīcal cervīcalia
ablative cervīcalī cervīcalibus
vocative cervīcal cervīcalia

References

  • cervical in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cervical in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cervical in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • cervical in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • cervical in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cervical in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin cervicalis, formed from the root of Latin cervix (“the neck, nape of the neck”) and -alis (see -al). Equivalent to cérvice +‎ -al.

Adjective

cervical m, f (plural cervicais, comparable)

  1. (anatomy) cervical (relating to the cervix or neck)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin cervicalis, formed from the root of Latin cervix (“the neck, nape of the neck”) and -alis (see -al). Equivalent to cérvix +‎ -al.

Adjective

cervical (plural cervicales)

  1. cervical
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