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șerb

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șerb¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic *serwos (“guardian”), from Proto-Indo-European *serwos (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”). Doublet of serv, which was a borrowing.

noun șerbi · șerb · șerbul · șerbii

  1. masculine serf
  2. archaic, masculine slave

Similar: serv, iobag

Șerb²

Where it comes from

From șerb.

proper noun lui Șerb

  1. masculine a surname

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: serv, iobag

In English

  • slave person owned by another
  • serf semifree peasant
  • villain a peasant free of serfdom
  • peon peasant or serf

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"șerb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99erb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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șerb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99erb

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"șerb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99erb.

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@misc{s_erb_2026,
  title = {șerb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99erb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}