Masculine
cerveau
Meaning
- (masculine) brain (organ of thought)
- (Louisiana, masculine) sinus cavity, sinuses
- (Louisiana, masculine) nostril
Concepts
brain box
mental capacity
leading spirit
learning ability
optic chiasma
Synonyms
bulbe rachidien
ganglion cérébroïde d’insecte
cervelledomain:anat
Translations
cerebro
Gehirn
cervello
cérebro
cervell
hersenen
beyin
εγκέφαλος
cerebrumFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɛʁ.vo/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French cerveau, cervel, from Old French cervel, from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum, from Proto-Italic *kerazrom, from a Proto-Indo-European form *ḱerh₂-s-ro, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head”).
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