serval
English
editEtymology
editFrom French serval, from Portuguese (lobo) cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus cervārius (literally “stag wolf”), i.e. "wolf that hunts stags", from cervus (“deer, stag”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːvəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) enPR: sûrʹvəl, IPA(key): /ˈsɝvəl/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vəl
Noun
editserval (plural servals)
- A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.
Translations
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Anagrams
editCzech
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editserval m anim
Declension
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
editserval
Further reading
editDutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editserval m (plural servals)
- serval, Leptailurus serval
- Synonym: woestijnlynx
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “serval” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Portuguese (lobo) cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus cervārius (literally “stag wolf”), i.e. "wolf that hunts stags", from cervus (“deer, stag”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /sɛʁ.val/
Audio (Switzerland): (file)
Noun
editserval m (plural servaux)
Descendants
edit- → English: serval
- → German: Serval
- → Portuguese: serval
- Translingual: Felis serval
Further reading
edit- “serval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French serval, from Portuguese [gato-]cerval (“Iberian lynx”).[1][2] See more on the doublet of cerval.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editserval m (plural servais)
References
edit- ^ “serval”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “serval”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Romanian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editserval m (plural servali)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | serval | servalul | servali | servalii | |
genitive-dative | serval | servalului | servali | servalilor | |
vocative | servalule | servalilor |
Further reading
edit- serval in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French serval, from Portuguese (lobo) cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus cervārius (literally “stag wolf”), i.e. "wolf that hunts stags", from cervus (“deer, stag”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editserval m (plural servales)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “serval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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- en:Felids
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- cs:Felids
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- fr:Felids
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- pt:Felids
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- ro:Felids
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- es:Felids