servidumbre

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish seruidumne, inherited from Latin servitūdinem, derived ultimately from servus (“slave, servant”). Compare Portuguese servidão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɾbiˈdumbɾe/ [seɾ.β̞iˈð̞ũm.bɾe]
• Rhymes: -umbɾe
• Syllabification: ser‧vi‧dum‧bre

Noun

servidumbre f (plural servidumbres)

1. servitude
2. easement

Related terms

• servicio
• servir
• siervo
• sirviente

 

Further reading

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