siervo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjeɾbo/ [ˈsjeɾ.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -eɾbo
• Syllabification: sier‧vo
• Homophone: (Latin America) ciervo

Noun

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

1. servant

   Synonym: criado

2. serf
3. slave

   Synonym: esclavo

Related terms

• servicio
• servidumbre
• servir
• sirviente

 

Further reading

• “siervo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014