ciervo

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cervus.

Noun

ciervo m (plural ciervos, feminine singular cierva, feminine plural ciervas)

1. deer (cervid)

Descendants

• Ladino: siervo / סיירב׳ו
• Spanish: ciervo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂der.?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós

Proto-Italic *kerwos

Latin cervus

Old Spanish ciervo

Spanish ciervo

Inherited from Old Spanish ciervo, from Latin cervus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθjeɾbo/ [ˈθjeɾ.β̞o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsjeɾbo/ [ˈsjeɾ.β̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eɾbo
• Syllabification: cier‧vo
• Homophone: (Latin America) siervo

Noun

ciervo m (plural ciervos, feminine cierva, feminine plural ciervas)

1. deer, stag

   Synonym: (especially Latin America) venado

Derived terms

• cervatillo
• ciervo almizclero
• ciervo mulo
• ciervo rojo
• ciervo volante

Related terms

• cérvido (“cervid”)
• cervuno (“deer-like”)
• serval (“serval”)

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