cervice

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See also: cérvice

Interlingua

Noun

cervice (plural cervices)

  1. cervix

Related terms

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cervīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (head) and *weyk- (to bend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃerˈvi.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -itʃe
  • Hyphenation: cer‧vì‧ce

Noun

cervice f (plural cervici)

  1. cervix

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • cervice in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

Latin

Noun

cervīce

  1. ablative singular of cervīx

Middle English

Noun

cervice

  1. Alternative form of servise