English Explanatory Dictionary

Serb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Serbs; Serbian.

Pronunciation

/sɝb/ /sɜːb/ /səːb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Serb.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-Serb.wav

Word forms

Serb Serbs

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 (“to guard, to protect”), Old English searu (“weapons, armor”), Lithuanian sárgas (“watchman”), Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haraⁱti), 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haᵘruuaⁱti, “to guard”). Doublet of Sorb.

Related words

Serbia Serbo-Croatian

Derived words

pan-Serb Serbdom Serbhood Serbism Serbize Serbness White Serb
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