Serb
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝb/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːb/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b
Noun edit
Serb (plural Serbs)
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Adjective edit
Serb (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Serbs; Serbian.
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References edit
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “Protect”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 458
Anagrams edit
Lower Sorbian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Serb m pers (feminine Serbowka)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
(Sorb):
(Serb):
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Serbo-Croatian Srb, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ.
Noun edit
Serb m (plural Serben, feminine Serbin)
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Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Serbo-Croatian Србија (Srbija).
Proper noun edit
Yn Serb m
- Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)
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Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Serb | Herb after "yn", Terb |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Srb, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ (“ally”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Serb m pers (female equivalent Serbka)
- Serb (person)
Declension edit
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Further reading edit
Vilamovian edit
Etymology edit
From Serbo-Croatian Srbi, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ (“ally, Serb, Sorb”).
Noun edit
Serb m
- Serb (person)