LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cervīnus

cervīnus (feminine cervīna, neuter cervīnum)
Classical[kɛrˈwiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃerˈviː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or pertaining to a deer.
  2. adjectivetawny, deerskin brown

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecervīnuscervīnacervīnum
genitivecervīnīcervīnaecervīnī
dativecervīnōcervīnaecervīnō
accusativecervīnumcervīnamcervīnum
ablativecervīnōcervīnācervīnō
vocativecervīnecervīnacervīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecervīnīcervīnaecervīna
genitivecervīnōrumcervīnārumcervīnōrum
dativecervīnīscervīnīscervīnīs
accusativecervīnōscervīnāscervīna
ablativecervīnīscervīnīscervīnīs
vocativecervīnīcervīnaecervīna

cervīnus, a, um, adj. cervus,
I. of or pertaining to a deer: cornu, deer's horn, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14; Col. 8, 5, 18 al.: pellis, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 66: vellera, * Ov. M. 6, 592: pilus, Plin. 28, 19, 77, § 246: color equi, Pall. Mart. 13, 4: senectus, i. e. great age (because the deer was said to live to a great age; cf. Cic. Tusc. 3, 28, 69; Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 119; Aristot. H. A. 9, 6), Juv. 14, 251.—
II. Subst.: cervīna, ae, f. (sc. caro), deer's meat, venison, Edict. Diocl. 4, 44.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer(h₂)wos
  4. Proto-Italic*kerwos
  5. Latincervīnus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin cervīnus From cervus (“deer”) + -īnus.

Descendants
  • Catalancerví
  • Englishcervine
  • Italiancervino
  • Portuguesecervino
  • Spanishcervino
  • Galiciancerviño

Quick answers

What does cervīnus mean in Latin?
cervīnus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to a deer.; tawny, deerskin brown”.
How do you pronounce cervīnus?
In classical Latin, [kɛrˈwiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃerˈviː.nus].
Where does cervīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(h₂)wos → Proto-Italic *kerwos → Latin cervīnus.