cerviz
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin cervīcem. Doublet of cérvix and cérvice.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seʁˈvis/ [seɦˈvis]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seɾˈvis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʁˈviʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seɻˈvis/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾˈviʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾˈbiʃ/ [sɨɾˈβiʃ]
Noun
cerviz f (plural cervizes)
Derived terms
- dura cerviz
- endurecer a cerviz
- curvar a cerviz
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish ceruiz, from Latin cervīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”) and *weyk- (“to bend”). Doublet of cérvix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θeɾˈbiθ/ [θeɾˈβ̞iθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /seɾˈbis/ [seɾˈβ̞is] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: cer‧viz
Noun
cerviz f (plural cervices)
Related terms
- cervical
- descervigar
See also
Further reading
- “cerviz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024