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Serb

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

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Etymology

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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”), Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haraiti), 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (hauruuaiti, “to guard”).[1] Doublet of Sorb.

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Noun

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Serb (plural Serbs)

  1. A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)
    • 2023 May 30, Christian Edwards, “Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors.

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Adjective

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Serb (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Serbs; Serbian.
    • 2018 January 16, Milena Veselinovic and Sheena McKenzie, “Leading Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic shot dead outside office”, in CNN‎[2]:
      A prominent Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, was shot dead outside his party offices Tuesday morning, halting talks between Kosovar and Serb delegates that had been set to resume that day.

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References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “Protect”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 458

Anagrams

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Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Serb m anim (feminine Serbowka)

  1. Sorb
  2. Serb

Declension

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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

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(Sorb):

(Serb):

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Serbo-Croatian Srb, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ.

Noun

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Serb m (plural Serben, feminine Serbin)

  1. Serb
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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Srb, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ (“ally”).

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Noun

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Serb m pers (female equivalent Serbka)

  1. Serb (person)

Declension

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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
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adjective
noun

Further reading

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  • Serb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Serb in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Vilamovian

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Etymology

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From Serbo-Croatian Srbi, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ (“ally, Serb, Sorb”).

Noun

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Serb m

  1. Serb (person)
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