Cervin

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Servin, from Old French Selvin, from Late Latin mōns (“mountain”) silvanus (“wooded”). The first letter was changed to a C when Genevan geologist Horace Bénédict de Saussure confused the name with French cerf (“deer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.vɛ̃/

Proper noun

Cervin m

1. Matterhorn

References

• Déguisé le Mont-Cervin". 24 heures.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080318201740/http://www.swissworld.org/en/switzerland/swiss_specials/swiss_mountains/names/