cerviz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cervīcem. Doublet of cérvix and cérvice.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈvis/ [seɦˈvis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈvis/ [seɦˈvis]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seɾˈvis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʁˈviʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seɻˈvis/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈviʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈviʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈbiʃ/ [sɨɾˈβiʃ]

Noun

cerviz f (plural cervizes)

1. (figurative) pride and honour
2. (archaic) the neck or nape

   Synonyms: (neck) pescoço, (nape) nuca

Derived terms

• dura cerviz
• endurecer a cerviz
• curvar a cerviz

Further reading

• “cerviz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “cerviz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ceruiz, from Latin cervīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”) and *weyk- (“to bend”). Doublet of cérvix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeɾˈbiθ/ [θeɾˈβ̞iθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seɾˈbis/ [seɾˈβ̞is] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: cer‧viz

Noun

cerviz f (plural cervices)

1. (anatomy) cervix (neck)

Related terms

• cervical
• descervigar

See also

• pescuezo

Further reading

• “cerviz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025