serviable

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.vjabl/
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Adjective

serviable (plural serviables)

helpful, obliging

Derived terms

Haitian Creole: sèvyab

Further reading

“serviable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Alternative forms

serveabul, serviabyll, servyable, servyabull

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French serviable; equivalent to serven +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɛrviˈaːbəl/, /ˌsɛrviˈaːblə/

Adjective

serviable

Obedient, happy to serve.
(biblical) Prohibited on the Sabbath.

References

“serviāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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