cerf
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French cerf, from Latin cervus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (usually) /sɛʁ/, (rarely) /sɛʁf/
Audio: (file) - Homophones: cerfs (general), serre, serrent, serres, sers, sert (usual form only), serf, serfs (some speakers)
Noun
cerf m (plural cerfs, feminine biche)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “cerf” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “cerf” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “cerf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Ladin
Etymology
Noun
cerf
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French cerf, from Latin cervus.
Noun
cerf m (plural cerfs, feminine singular biche, feminine plural biches)
Derived terms
Old French
Etymology
Noun
cerf oblique singular, m (oblique plural cers, nominative singular cers, nominative plural cerf)
- deer (animal)
Descendants
- Middle French: cerf