Serb

See also: serb, șerb, serb., and Serb.

English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Srbi, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ (“ally, Serb, Sorb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to protect, watch over”); akin to Latin servo (“I guard, I protect”), Old English searu (“weapons, armor”), Lithuanian sárgas (“watchman”), Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”), Avestan haraiti, haurvaiti (haraiti, haurvaiti, “he guards”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

Serb (plural Serbs)

  1. A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

Translations
person of Serb descent — See also translations at Serbian

Adjective

Serb (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Serbs; Serbian.

Translations

References
  1. J.P. Mallory and D.Q. Adams, "Protect", The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture (London: Fitzroy and Dearborn, 1997).

Anagrams

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɛrp]

Noun

Serb m (feminine equivalent Serbowka)

  1. Sorb
  2. Serb

Declension
Declension of Serb
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Serb Serba Serby
Genitive Serba Serbowu Serbow
Dative Serboju Serboma Serbam
Accusative Serba Serbowu Serby, Serbow
Instrumental Serbom Serboma Serbami
Locative Serbje Serboma Serbach

Derived terms

(Sorb):

Derived terms
  • Dolnoserb, Dolnoserbowka
  • Górnoserb, Górnoserbowka
  • serbojski
  • serbojstwo
  • serbowaś

(Serb):

  • Serbiska
  • serbiski
  • serbochorwatski
  • serbochorwatšćina

Luxembourgish

Noun

Serb m (plural Serben, feminine Serbin)

  1. Serb

Manx

Etymology

Proper noun

Yn Serb m

  1. Serbia

Derived terms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
SerbHerb
after "yn", Terb		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛrp/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Serb m pers

  1. Serb (person)

Declension
declension of Serb
singular plural
nominative Serb Serbowie
genitive Serba Serbów
dative Serbowi Serbom
accusative Serba Serbów
instrumental Serbem Serbami
locative Serbie Serbach
vocative Serbie Serbowie
  • Serbka f

Further reading
  • Serb in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Vilamovian

Noun

Serb m

  1. Serb (person)
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