cervún

Galician

Etymology

From cervo (hart, deer) +‎ -ún. Cognate with Spanish cervuno.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɛɾˈβuŋ/

Adjective

cervún (feminine cervúa, masculine plural cervúns, feminine plural cervúas)

  1. (archaic) of or pertaining to a deer
    Synonym: cerviño

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ciervo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos