Serb

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

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝb/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːb/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b

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
of or pertaining to the Serbs or their culture — see Serbian

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

Anagrams

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɛrp]

Noun

Serb m pers (feminine Serbowka)

  1. Sorb
  2. Serb

Declension
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

(Sorb):

Derived terms

(Serb):

  • Serbiska
  • serbiski
  • serbochorwatski
  • serbochorwatšćina

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Noun

Serb m (plural Serben, feminine Serbin)

  1. Serb

Manx

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Србија (Srbija).

Proper noun

Yn Serb m

  1. Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

Derived terms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
SerbHerb
after "yn", Terb		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛrp/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrp
  • Syllabification: Serb

Noun

Serb m pers (female equivalent Serbka)

  1. Serb (person)

Declension
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
adjective
noun

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

Vilamovian

Etymology

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

Noun

Serb m

  1. Serb (person)
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