siervo

Ladino

Dos siervos pelean kon sus kuernos. ― Two deer fight with their antlers.

Alternative forms

• syervo / סיירב׳ו

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂der.?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós

Proto-Italic *kerwos

Latin cervus

Old Spanish ciervo

Ladino siervo

Inherited from Old Spanish ciervo, from Latin cervus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjeɾvo/

Noun

siervo m (Hebrew spelling סיירב׳ו, plural siervos)

1. deer

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish sieruo, from Latin servus (“servant, slave”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo- (“guardian”), or perhaps of Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjeɾbo/ [ˈsjeɾ.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -eɾbo
• Syllabification: sier‧vo
• Homophone: (Latin America) ciervo

Noun

siervo m (plural siervos, feminine sierva, feminine plural siervas)

1. servant

   Synonym: criado

2. serf
3. slave

   Synonym: esclavo

Related terms

• servicio
• servidumbre
• servir
• sirviente

Further reading

• “siervo”, 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