Serb

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

English

Etymology

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”), Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”), Avestan haraiti, haurvaiti (haraiti, haurvaiti, “he guards”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

Serb (plural Serbs)

  1. A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

Translations

Adjective

Serb (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Serbs; Serbian.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ J.P. Mallory and D.Q. Adams, "Protect", The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture (London: Fitzroy and Dearborn, 1997).

Anagrams

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɛrp]

Noun

Serb m (feminine equivalent Serbowka)

  1. Sorb
  2. Serb

Declension

Derived terms

(Sorb):

(Serb):

  • Serbiska
  • serbiski
  • serbochorwatski
  • serbochorwatšćina

Luxembourgish

Noun

Serb m (plural Serben, feminine Serbin)

  1. Serb

Manx

Proper noun

Yn Serb m

  1. Serbia

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
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

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Noun

Serb m pers

  1. Serb (person)

Declension

  • Serbka f

Vilamovian

Noun

Serb m

  1. Serb (person)
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