cierva

Spanish

Alternative forms

• cierua (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθjeɾba/ [ˈθjeɾ.β̞a] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsjeɾba/ [ˈsjeɾ.β̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾba
• Syllabification: cier‧va

Noun

cierva f (plural ciervas)

1. female equivalent of ciervo (“female deer”), doe, hind

Further reading

• “ciervo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024