cervinus

Latin

Etymology

From cervus (“deer”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kerˈwiː.nus/, [kɛrˈwiː.nʊs]

Adjective

cervīnus (feminine cervīna, neuter cervīnum); first/second declension

  1. Of or pertaining to a deer.
  2. tawny, deerskin brown

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative cervīnus cervīna cervīnum cervīnī cervīnae cervīna
genitive cervīnī cervīnae cervīnī cervīnōrum cervīnārum cervīnōrum
dative cervīnō cervīnō cervīnīs
accusative cervīnum cervīnam cervīnum cervīnōs cervīnās cervīna
ablative cervīnō cervīnā cervīnō cervīnīs
vocative cervīne cervīna cervīnum cervīnī cervīnae cervīna

Derived terms

References

  • cervinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cervinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cervinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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