servile

English

Etymology

From Latin servīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsə(ɹ)v.aɪl/ X-SAMPA: /"s@(r)v.aIl/ (UK)

Adjective

servile (comparative more servile, superlative most servile)

1. of or pertaining to a slave
2. submissive or slavish

Translations

Of or pertaining to a slave

• Romanian: servil (ro) m and n
• Russian: рабский (ru) (rábskij)

• Spanish: servil (es)

submissive or slavish

• German: unterwürfig (de)
• Greek: δουλικός (el) (doulikos)
• Irish: moghach (ga), uiríseal (ga)

• Russian: раболепный (ru) (rabol'épnyj), подобострастный (ru) (podobostrástnyj)
• Spanish: servil (es)

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• Finnish: nöyristelevä
• German: sklavisch

Noun

servile (plural serviles)

1. (grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.

Antonyms

• radical

Anagrams

• relives
• reviles

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French

Etymology

From Latin servīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛʁ.vil/, X-SAMPA: /sER.vil/

Adjective

servile (masculine and feminine, plural serviles)

1. servile

Related terms

• servilement
• servilité
• servir

Anagrams

• leviers
• lièvres
• livrées

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin servīlis.

Adjective

servile

1. servile

Related terms

• servire
• servitù

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Latin

Adjective

servīle

1. nominative neuter singular of servīlis
2. accusative neuter singular of servīlis
3. vocative neuter singular of servīlis