🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Cerf

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sɛʁf

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hart/hɑːrt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le cerf est un animal majestueux dans la forêt."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A male deer, especially a stag over five years old.

    "The hart roamed freely in the forest, majestic and proud."
  2. 2

    In historical contexts, a term used to denote a deer that is hunted.

    "The king's hunt was famous for the number of harts that were captured."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'hart' originates from Old English 'heorot', which referred to a stag or male deer. It has cognates in other Germanic languages, indicating a long-standing association with hunting and nature, particularly in medieval contexts.

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