cervoise

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cervoise and Old French cervoise, from Latin cervēsia, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kurmi (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.vwaz/
• Rhymes: -az

Noun

cervoise f (usually uncountable, plural cervoises)

1. (historical) ale, a beer made during antiquity and the Middle Ages with barley or wheat, but without hops

   Hypernym: bière f

Further reading

• “cervoise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French cervoise, from Latin cervēsia, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kurmi (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛrˈvwɛ.zə/

Noun

cervoise f (usually uncountable, plural cervoises)

1. beer

   Synonym: biere f

Descendants

• French: cervoise

Further reading

• “cervoise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Alternative forms

• cerveise (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin cervēsia, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kurmi (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /t͡sɛɾˈvei̯zə/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /t͡sɛɾˈvoi̯zə/
• (late) IPA^(key): /t͡sɛɾˈvo̯ɛzə/

Noun

cervoise f (oblique plural cervoises, nominative singular cervoise, nominative plural cervoises)

1. beer

   Synonym: biere f

Descendants

• Middle French: cervoise
  • French: cervoise
• → Italian: cervogia