serbs

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Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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serbs m (1st declension, feminine form: serbiete)

  1. a (male) Serbian, a man from Serbia or of Serbian descent
    Bosnijas serbiBosnian Serbs
    Kosovas serbiKosovan Serbs
    satikām divus serbuswe met two Serbs
  2. (genitive plural) Serbian, pertaining to Serbia and its people
    serbu valodathe Serbian language
    serbu literatūraSerbian literature
    serbu vēstureSerbian history

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J.P., and D.Q. Adams. 1997. "Protect". The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London: Fitzroy and Dearborn.

Swedish

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Noun

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serbs

  1. indefinite genitive singular of serb