șerb

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

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic *serwos (“guardian”), from Proto-Indo-European *serwos (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”). Doublet of serv, which was a borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

șerb m (plural șerbi)

1. serf
2. (archaic) slave

Declension

Declension of șerb

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) șerb	șerbul	(niște) șerbi	șerbii
genitive/dative	(unui) șerb	șerbului	(unor) șerbi	șerbilor
vocative	șerbule		șerbilor

Synonyms

• serv, iobag

Related terms

• șerbi

See also

• sclav, rob