Servian

See also: servían

English

Etymology 1

From Servia +‎ -an.

Adjective

Servian (comparative more Servian, superlative most Servian)

1. (archaic) Serbian.
   • 1897, Bram Stoker, “Jonathan Harker’s Journal”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, chapter I, page 6:

     I must say they were not cheering to me, for amongst them were “Ordog”—Satan, “pokol”—hell, “stregoica”—witch, “vrolok” and “vlkoslak”—both of which mean the same thing, one being Slovak and the other Servian for something that is either were-wolf or vampire.

   • 1904, ‘Saki’, “Reginald's Rubaiyat”, in Reginald:

     She probably thought Kaikobad was an unfashionable German spa, where you'd meet matrimonial bargain-hunters and emergency Servian kings.

Translations

Serbian — see Serbian

Noun

Servian (plural Servians)

1. (archaic) A Serbian.

Translations

Serbian — see Serbian

Proper noun

Servian

1. (archaic) The Serbian language.

Translations

Serbian — see Serbian

Etymology 2

Adjective

Servian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Ancient Roman grammarian Servius.

Anagrams

• ravines, vansire