cerviz

Meaning

cervix (neck)

Concepts

cervix

nape of the neck

nape

nucha

see bajar la cerviz

back of the neck

see doblar la cerviz

neck

scruff

Synonyms

cogote

nuca

cuello

pescuezo

detrás del cuello

Translations

Nacken

nuque

nek

Genick

cervice

collottola

σβέρκος

nuca

bescoll

clatell

nuca

Hals

رقبة

αυχένας

cou

Hyphenated as

cer‧viz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θeɾˈbiθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: ceruiz

Inherited from Latin: cervīx

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish ceruiz, from Latin cervīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”) and *weyk- (“to bend”). Doublet of cérvix.