serbs
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Latvian
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Србин (Srbin), itself from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to protect, watch over”); akin to Latin servō (“I guard, I protect”), Old English searu (“weapons, armor”), Lithuanian sárgas (“watchman”), Latvian sargs (“watchman”), Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haraiti), 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (hauruuaiti, “he guards”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
serbs m (1st declension, feminine form: serbiete)
- a (male) Serbian, a man from Serbia or of Serbian descent
- Bosnijas serbi ― Bosnian Serbs
- Kosovas serbi ― Kosovan Serbs
- satikām divus serbus ― we met two Serbs
- (genitive plural) Serbian, pertaining to Serbia and its people
- serbu valoda ― the Serbian language
- serbu literatūra ― Serbian literature
- serbu vēsture ― Serbian history
Declension
Declension of serbs (1st declension)
Related terms
References
- ^ Mallory, J.P., and D.Q. Adams. 1997. "Protect". The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London: Fitzroy and Dearborn.
Swedish
Noun
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