noun · femininefirst declension
cervēsa
cervēsa f (genitive cervēsae)
Classical[kɛrˈweː.sa]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃerˈvɛː.s̬a]
Meaning
- Celtic wheat-beer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cervēsa | cervēsae cerevisiae, cervēsiae, cervisae, cervisiae |
| genitive | cervēsae cerevisiae, cervēsiae, cervisae, cervisiae | cervēsārum cerevisiārum, cervēsiārum, cervisārum, cervisiārum |
| dative | cervēsae cerevisiae, cervēsiae, cervisae, cervisiae | cervēsīs cerevisiīs, cervēsiīs, cervisiīs, cervisīs |
| accusative | cervēsam cerevisiam, cervēsiam, cervisam, cervisiam | cervēsās cerevisiās, cervēsiās, cervisās, cervisiās |
| ablative | cervēsā | cervēsīs cerevisiīs, cervēsiīs, cervisiīs, cervisīs |
| vocative | cervēsa | cervēsae cerevisiae, cervēsiae, cervisae, cervisiae |
Origins
From a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kurmi, and akin to Cornish korev (“beer, ale”). First documented in Natural History (Pliny) (AD 77–79). Information on variants By far the most common form in Classical Latin was cervēsa, and it is particularly well-represented in the Vindolanda tablets. In Late Latin it was marginalised in favour of the forms cervēsia, cervisa, cervisia. The variant vowel ⟨i⟩ for the second syllable seems to have been short, judging by the Romance outcomes, although the Italian cervigia would suggest an additional cervīsia if it is in fact native. Cf. also the Old Spanish çervisa.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalancervesa
- Occitancervesa
- Old Frenchcervoise
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishcervezafrom Old Spanish cervesa
- Old Galician-Portuguesecerveja
Italo-Romance
- Old Italiancervigia
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliancervese
Borrowings
- Ancient Greekκερβησία