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Serb

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

English

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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Serb (plural Serbs)

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

Translations

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Adjective

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Serb (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Serbs; Serbian.

Translations

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References

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

Anagrams

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Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Serb m anim (feminine Serbowka)

  1. Sorb
  2. Serb

Declension

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Derived terms

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(Sorb):

(Serb):

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Serb m (plural Serben, feminine Serbin)

  1. Serb
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Manx

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Etymology

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From Serbo-Croatian Србија (Srbija).

Proper noun

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Yn Serb m

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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Serb m pers (female equivalent Serbka)

  1. Serb (person)

Declension

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adjective
noun

Further reading

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

Vilamovian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Serb m

  1. Serb (person)