cérvol

Catalan

Alternative forms

• cero (Balearic)
• cervo (Elx)

Etymology

From cervo (“deer”). The form cérvol is the result of a popular hyper-correction of the older form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈse̞r.bul]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈser.vol]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈser.bul]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈseɾ.vol]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈser.bol]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

cérvol m (plural cérvols, feminine cérvola, feminine plural cérvoles)

1. deer

Derived terms

• cérvol mesquer
• cérvol volant

Related terms

• cervatell
• serviola

Further reading

• “cérvol”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cérvol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cérvol”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)