"cerveau" meaning in All languages combined

See cerveau on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /sɛʁ.vo/ Audio: Fr-cerveau.ogg Forms: cerveaux [plural]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|cerveau|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French cerveau, {{inh+|fr|frm|cerveau}} Inherited from Middle French cerveau, {{inh|fr|fro|cervel}} Old French cervel, {{inh|fr|la|cerebellum}} Latin cerebellum, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*kerazrom}} Proto-Italic *kerazrom, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cerveau m (plural cerveaux)
  1. brain (organ of thought) Tags: masculine Synonyms: cervelle
    Sense id: en-cerveau-fr-noun-q672ZOt2
  2. (Louisiana) sinus cavity, sinuses Tags: Louisiana, masculine Synonyms: sinus
    Sense id: en-cerveau-fr-noun-EqhJ5b-8 Categories (other): Louisiana French, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Anatomy Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 54 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 47 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 44 54 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 8 82 10
  3. (Louisiana) nostril Tags: Louisiana, masculine Synonyms: narine, trou de nez
    Sense id: en-cerveau-fr-noun--uNTk2pA Categories (other): Louisiana French, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Organs, Thinking Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 54 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 47 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 44 54 Disambiguation of Organs: 18 35 47 Disambiguation of Thinking: 28 16 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cerveau brûlé, cerveau reptilien, exode des cerveaux, fuite des cerveaux, lavage de cerveau Related terms: cervelet, cervelle

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: cerveaux [plural], cervel [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French cervel. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|cervel}} Old French cervel Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|cerveaux||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} cerveau m (plural cerveaux), {{frm-noun|m|cerveaux}} cerveau m (plural cerveaux)
  1. brain Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cerveau-frm-noun-u796ZBLW Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Anatomy

Inflected forms

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