Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cervical

/ˈsɝ.vɪk.l̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
cer-vi-cal
IPA
/ˈsɝ.vɪk.l̩/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the neck.

adj

Of or pertaining to the cervix.

noun

Ellipsis of cervical vertebra.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cervīx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis New Latin cervīcālislbor. French cervicalbor. English cervical Borrowing from French cervical, from New Latin cervīcālis, from cervīx (“the neck, nape”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, cervic- + -al.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cervical, cervīcālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɝ.vɪk.l̩/
  • British English: /ˈsɜː.vɪk.l̩/

Inflected Forms

cervicals (plural)

Derived Forms

buccocervical cervically costocervical craniocervical distocervical dorsocervical ectocervical endocervical exocervical extracervical faciocervical intracervical

Phrases

cervical artery cervical canal cervical cancer cervical cap cervical collar cervical conization cervical enamel cervical ganglion

Rhymes With

endocervical paracervical intracervical thyrocervical uterocervical costocervical craniocervical labiocervical linguocervical buccocervical distocervical retrocervical

Questions

How do you pronounce cervical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɝ.vɪk.l̩/.
What does cervical mean?
Of or pertaining to the neck.
Where does cervical come from?
It is traced to French.

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