servicial

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish servicio

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Spanish -al

Spanish servicial

From servicio + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɾbiˈθjal/ [seɾ.β̞iˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seɾbiˈsjal/ [seɾ.β̞iˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ser‧vi‧cial

Adjective

servicial m or f (masculine and feminine plural serviciales)

1. helpful

   Synonym: útil

2. (of a person) helpful, who helps

Further reading

• “servicial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025