cervisia

Latin

cervisia (beer)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gaulish *kerβ ̃-, e-vocalism of Proto-Celtic *kormi (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₃m- (“soup”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kerˈwi.si.a/, [kɛrˈwɪ.si.a]

Noun

cervisia f (genitive cervisiae); first declension

beer
Ceterum censeo cervisiam esse bibendam.
Furthermore, I am of the opinion that beer is to be drunk.

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cervisia	cervisiae
Genitive	cervisiae	cervisiārum
Dative	cervisiae	cervisiīs
Accusative	cervisiam	cervisiās
Ablative	cervisiā	cervisiīs
Vocative	cervisia	cervisiae

Synonyms

(beer): zȳthum

Derived terms

cervisiālis (Mediaeval)
cervisiarius (beer-, made from/of beer)

Descendants

Galician: cervexa
Catalan: cervesa
French: cervoise
Italian: cervogia
Portuguese: cerveja
Spanish: cerveza

References

cervisia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
cervisia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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