cervisia

Latin

cervisia (beer)

Alternative forms

• cerevisia, cervesia

Etymology

From Gaulish *kerβ ̃-, e-vocalism of Proto-Celtic *kormi (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kerˈu̯i.si.a/, [kɛrˈu̯ɪs̠iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃerˈvi.si.a/, [t͡ʃerˈviːs̬iä]

Noun

cervisia f (genitive cervisiae); first declension

1. beer

   Ceterum censeo cervisiam esse bibendam.

   Furthermore, I am of the opinion that beer is to be drunk.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	cervisia	cervisiae
genitive	cervisiae	cervisiārum
dative	cervisiae	cervisiīs
accusative	cervisiam	cervisiās
ablative	cervisiā	cervisiīs
vocative	cervisia	cervisiae

Synonyms

• (beer): caelia/cēlia/cēria (Spain), zȳthum (Egypt), bēra, birra (Medieval Latin)

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• Galician: cervexa
• Catalan: cervesa
• French: cervoise
• Italian: cervogia
• Portuguese: cerveja
  • → Tetum: serveja
• 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.