serba

See also: serbā

Esperanto

Etymology

From serbo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈserba]
• Rhymes: -erba
• Hyphenation: ser‧ba

Adjective

serba (accusative singular serban, plural serbaj, accusative plural serbajn)

1. Serbian (of or pertaining to the Serb people or their culture)

Indonesian

Etymology

From classical form of sarwa, from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva, “every”). Doublet of sarwa and seru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sərˈba]
• Hyphenation: sêr‧ba
• Rhymes: -ba, -a

Adjective

serba

1. various

Affixed terms

• serba-serbi

 

Further reading

• “serba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛr.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɛrba
• Hyphenation: sèr‧ba

Etymology 1

Adjective

serba

1. feminine singular of serbo

Noun

serba f (plural serbe)

1. female equivalent of serbo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

serba

1. inflection of serbare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• sabre

Latvian

Noun

serba m

1. genitive singular of serbs

Romanian

Alternative forms

• sărba

Etymology

Inherited from Latin servāre, present active infinitive of servō, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to watch over, protect”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

a serba (third-person singular present serbează, past participle serbat) 1st conj.

1. to celebrate
2. to keep (a holiday)

Conjugation

    conjugation of serba (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a serba
gerund			serbând
past participle			serbat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	serbez	serbezi	serbează	serbăm	serbați	serbează
	imperfect	serbam	serbai	serba	serbam	serbați	serbau
	simple perfect	serbai	serbași	serbă	serbarăm	serbarăți	serbară
	pluperfect	serbasem	serbaseși	serbase	serbaserăm	serbaserăți	serbaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să serbez	să serbezi	să serbeze	să serbăm	să serbați	să serbeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		serbează			serbați
	negative		nu serba			nu serbați

Synonyms

• celebra, sărbători

Derived terms

• serbare

Related terms

• sărbătoare

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from an Old Spanish form *suerba, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, feminine singular formed from the plural of sorbum.

Noun

serba f (plural serbas)

1. sorb (fruit)

Related terms

• serbal

 

Further reading

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