cervix

Meaning

1. (declension-3) neck, nape, throat
2. (declension-3, figuratively) great burden, danger (from the figure taken from bearing the yoke)
3. (declension-3, figuratively) boldness, headstrong behavior
4. (declension-3) (of an object) neck

Concepts

neck

nape

courage

throat

boldness

strength

prowess

daring

bravery

gallantry

valour

vigour

force

back of the neck

collum

back of the head

blowing up

dressing down

nape of the neck

occiput

overthrow

presumptuousness

scruff

subversion

toughness

nape of neck

agency

Synonyms

collum

ops

vis

audacia

nucha

occipitum

cervīx

Translations

Hals

nek

collo

hals

cou

cuello

boyun

pescoço

coll

gerden

nuque

qirrik

hefik

Nacken

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɛr.wiːks]

Etymology

According to one hypothesis, from Proto-Italic *kerweiks, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂(s)weyk-s, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-(s-) (“the head”) (compare cerebrum) and *weyk- (“to curve, bend”) (compare vinciō), literally “where the head turns”. De Vaan rejects this etymology, calling it "semantically very doubtful". For the hypothesized sense development, compare Proto-Slavic *vortъ (“neck”) from Proto-Slavic *vortiti (“to turn, return”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, rotate”); Proto-Slavic *kъrkъ (“neck”) (<< Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”)). Also compare collum.