ciervo
Old Spanish
Etymology
Noun
ciervo m (plural ciervos, feminine singular cierva, feminine plural ciervas)
- deer (cervid)
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Spanish ciervo, from Latin cervus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθjeɾbo/ [ˈθjeɾ.β̞o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˈsjeɾbo/ [ˈsjeɾ.β̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Spain): (file) Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾbo
- Syllabification: cier‧vo
- Homophone: (Latin America) siervo
Noun
ciervo m (plural ciervos, feminine cierva, feminine plural ciervas)
- deer, stag
- Synonym: (especially Latin America) venado
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Further reading
- “ciervo”, 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