LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

cervīcal

cervīcal n (genitive cervīcālis)
Classical[kɛrˈwiː.kaɫ]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃerˈviː.kal]

Meaning

  1. a pillow, cushion, bolster
    Cervicalia capitibus imposita linteis constringunt; id munimentum adversus incidentia fuit.They tied down pillows placed upon their heads with linen clothes; that was their protection against falling debris.c. 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium 6.16.16

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pulvīnus capitis
cervīcal -ālis (n) — in Epistulae, ch. 16

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecervīcalcervīcālia
genitivecervīcāliscervīcālium
dativecervīcālīcervīcālibus
accusativecervīcalcervīcālia
ablativecervīcālīcervīcālibus
vocativecervīcalcervīcālia

cervīcal (cervīcāle, Cassiod. Orth. p. 2302 P.), ālis, n. cervix,
I. a pillow or bolster, = pulvinus; sing., Mart. 14, 146; Juv. 6, 353; Petr. 56, 8; plur., Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 16; Petr. 32, 1; 78, 5; Suet. Ner. 6; Plin. 20, 20, 82, § 217; 28, 4, 12, § 47.

Origins

Substantivation of apocopated cervīcāle, nominative neuter singular of cervīcālis (“pertaining to the neck”), see -al.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCervicalCervical (προσκεφάλαιον, ποτίκρανον) properly denotes a pillow or cushion to support the head or shoulder, on a bed or dining couch (Mart. 14.146; Sue…

Quick answers

What does cervīcal mean in Latin?
cervīcal, a noun, means “a pillow, cushion, bolster”.
What is the genitive of cervīcal?
The genitive singular is cervīcālis. cervīcal is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce cervīcal?
In classical Latin, [kɛrˈwiː.kaɫ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃerˈviː.kal].