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Webster 1913 Edition
Cervus
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Cer′vus
,Noun.
[L., a deer.]
(Zool.)
A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied species.
☞ Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus
Cervus
. Definition 2024
Cervus
cervus
cervus
See also: Cervus
Latin
cervī (stags)
Alternative forms
Noun
cervus m (genitive cervī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cervus | cervī |
| genitive | cervī | cervōrum |
| dative | cervō | cervīs |
| accusative | cervum | cervōs |
| ablative | cervō | cervīs |
| vocative | cerve | cervī |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- cervus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cervus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- CERVUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cervus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.