cervio

Italian

Alternative forms

• cerbio, cerbo (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

Gender change from cervia (“female deer”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cervio m (plural cervi)

1. alternative form of cervo (“deer”)
   • 1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook]‎, 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

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

Anagrams

• ricevo