siervo

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish sieruo, from Latin servus (“servant, slave”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo- (“guardian”), or perhaps of Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsjeɾ.βo/
  • Homophone: ciervo (non-Castilian dialects)
  • Rhymes: -eɾβo

Noun

siervo m (plural siervos, feminine sierva, feminine plural siervas)

  1. servant
  2. serf
  3. slave

Further reading
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