cervus

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Latin [edit]

cervī (stags)

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Compare cornū (horn), Greek κεραϝός (keravos), "horned".

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

cervus (genitive cervī); m, second declension

  1. deer, stag
  2. (by extension) forked stakes
  3. (military) cheval de frise

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative cervus cervī
genitive cervī cervōrum
dative cervō cervīs
accusative cervum cervōs
ablative cervō cervīs
vocative cerve cervī

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