noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈsɜː.vɪks/
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US:/ˈsɝ.vɪks/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The neck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
necklike opening to the uterus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uterine cervix, cervix uteri
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: orifice, opening, porta
Narrower terms: incompetent cervix
5
noun
Meaning 5
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he admired her long graceful neck
the horse won by a neck
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neck
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: external body part
Narrower terms: bull neck
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
serviks
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Arabic:
عُنُق اَلرَّحِم
(ʕunuq ar-raḥim)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Arabic:
عنق الرحم
(ʕunuq er-raḥem)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Armenian:
արգանդի վզիկ
(argandi vzik)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Bulgarian:
шийка на матката
(šijka na matkata)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Burmese:
သားအိမ်ခေါင်း
(sa:imhkaung:)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Catalan:
cèrvix
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Cherokee:
ᏎᏈᎦᎵ
(sequigali)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Chinese Mandarin:
子宮頸 /子宫颈
(zǐgōngjǐng)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Czech:
děložní čípek
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Dutch:
baarmoederhals
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Dutch:
cervix
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Faroese:
lívmóðurhálsur
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Finnish:
kohdunkaula
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
French:
col de l'utérus
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
German:
Cervix uteri
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
German:
Cervix
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
German:
Zervix
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
German:
Gebärmutterhals
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Greek:
τράχηλος
(tráchilos)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Hindi:
ग्रीवा
(grīvā)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Hindi:
गर्भाशयग्रीवा
(garbhāśyagrīvā)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Hungarian:
méhnyak
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Ido:
cervixo
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Indonesian:
serviks
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Irish:
ceirbheacs
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Italian:
cervice
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Italian:
collo dell'utero
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Japanese:
子宮頸部
(shikyū keibu)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Khmer:
កស្បូន
(kɑɑkɑsboun)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Khmer:
មាត់ស្បូន
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Korean:
자궁경
(jagunggyeong)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Northern Kurdish:
stuyê malzarokê
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Latvian:
dzemdes kakls
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Lithuanian:
gimdos kaklelis
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Māori:
waha kōpū
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Marathi:
योनिमार्ग
(yonimārga)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Marathi:
ग्रीवा
(grīvā)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Mongolian:
умайн хүзүү
(umajn xüzüü)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Norwegian Bokmål:
livmorhals
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Norwegian Nynorsk:
livmorhals
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Polish:
szyjka macicy
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Portuguese:
cérvice
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Portuguese:
cérvix
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Portuguese:
colo do útero
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Russian:
ше́йка ма́тки
(šéjka mátki)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Slovene:
maternični vrat
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Spanish:
cérvix
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Swedish:
livmoderhals
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Tagalog:
liig-liigan
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Tamil:
கருப்பை வாய்
(karuppai vāy)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Turkish:
serviks
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Welsh:
mwnwgl y groth
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Welsh:
serfics
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Zazaki:
serviks
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Zazaki:
guwan (diq)
— lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina