cerf

French

Etymology

From Old French cerf, from Latin cervus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (predominant) /sɛʁ/, (rarely) /sɛʁf/

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• Homophones: serf, sers, sert

Noun

cerf m (plural cerfs)

1. a stag, a hart

Derived terms

• cerf rouge

Further reading

• “cerf” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin cervus.

Noun

cerf

1. deer

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin cervus.

Noun

cerf m (oblique plural cers, nominative singular cers, nominative plural cerf)

1. deer (animal)

Descendants

• French: cerf