Cervin

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Cervin

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Servin, from Old French Selvin, from Late Latin mōns (“mountain”) silvanus (“wooded”). The first letter was changed to a C when Genevan geologist Horace Bénédict de Saussure confused the name with French cerf (“deer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.vɛ̃/

Proper noun

Cervin m

Matterhorn

References

Déguisé le Mont-Cervin". 24 heures.
https://web.archive.org/web/20080318201740/http://www.swissworld.org/en/switzerland/swiss_specials/swiss_mountains/names/

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