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See also: Serval and seřval

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a serval at a zoo in Queensland, Australia

Etymology

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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).

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serval (plural servals)

  1. A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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serval m anim

  1. serval (Leptailurus serval)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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serval

  1. masculine singular past active participle of servat

Further reading

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  • serval”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • serval”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • serval”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin serval.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛr.vɑl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ser‧val

Noun

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serval m (plural servals)

  1. serval, Leptailurus serval
    Synonym: woestijnlynx

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  • serval” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese (lobo) cerval (Iberian lynx), from Latin lupus cervārius (literally stag wolf), i.e. "wolf that hunts stags", from cervus (deer, stag).

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serval m (plural servaux)

  1. serval

Descendants

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  • English: serval
  • German: Serval
  • Portuguese: serval
  • Translingual: Felis serval

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Portuguese

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serval

Etymology

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Borrowed from French serval, from Portuguese [gato-]cerval (Iberian lynx).[1][2] See more on the doublet of cerval.

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Noun

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serval m (plural servais)

  1. serval (Leptailurus serval)

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  1. ^ serval”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ serval”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French serval.

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Noun

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serval m (plural servali)

  1. serval

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative serval servalul servali servalii
genitive-dative serval servalului servali servalilor
vocative servalule servalilor

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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

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  • IPA(key): /seɾˈbal/ [seɾˈβ̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ser‧val

Noun

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serval m (plural servales)

  1. serval
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